Resuscitation, Prolonged Cardiac Arrest, and an Automated Chest Compression Device

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-483

  Risom, Martin ^a   Jørgensen, Henrik ^a   Rasmussen, Lars S ^a   Sørensen, Anne Marie ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cardiac massage; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); chest compression; coronary perfusion pressure; drowning; resuscitation; return of spontaneous circulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951666126     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.09.033     Document Type: Article

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