Fortuitous Effect of TASER Shock Misleading

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-287

  Dawes, Donald M ^a   Ho, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a Lompoc Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; GEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAUSALITY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58249141126     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.07.053     Document Type: Letter

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