Ventricular fibrillation in a man shot with a Taser

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 645-646

  Naunheim, Rosanne S ^a   Treaster, Matthew ^a   Aubin, Chandra ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; APNEA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPON INJURIES; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77955403138     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.088468     Document Type: Article

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