Automated external defibrillators in the workplace

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7674, 2008, Pages 829-830

  Descatha, Alexis ^a   Baer, Michel ^b  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Prehospital Emergency Medical System of Department 92 (SAMU 92)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

DEFIBRILLATORS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54549122559     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1816     Document Type: Editorial

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