Extensive injury after use of a mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation device

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1017.e1-1017.e2

  Wind, J ^a   Bekkers, S C A M ^a   van Hooren, L J H ^b   van Heurn, L W E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine GGD Zuid Limburg ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TENECTEPLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPRESSION; DEVICE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LACERATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER RUPTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RIB FRACTURE; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 70349165366     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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