Use of the Valsalva manoeuvre in the prehospital setting: A review of the literature

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-10

  Smith, G ^a   Morgans, Amee ^a,b   Boyle, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; SUPINE POSITION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; POSTURE; PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 58249121789     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.061572     Document Type: Review

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