Rectilinear Biphasic Waveform Defibrillation of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 388-392

  Stothert, Joseph C ^a,b   Hatcher, Theresa S ^a   Gupton, Carol L ^a   Love, James E ^a   Brewer, James E ^a  

^a ZOLL Medical Corporation   (United States)

^b Omaha Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

defibrillation; out of hospital cardiac arrest; rectilinear biphasic waveforms; ventricular fibrillation; waveforms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4644274742     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prehos.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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