Echocardiographic evaluation of TASER X26 in healthy volunteers

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-523

  Michaud, Alain ^a   Dupuis, Jean Yves ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYSTOLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TETANY;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; WEAPONS;

EID: 77951886608     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.01.043     Document Type: Letter

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