Analysis of transthoracic impedance during real cardiac arrest defibrillation attempts in older children and adolescents: Are stacked-shocks appropriate?

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1540-1543

  Niles, Dana E ^a   Nishisaki, Akira ^a,b   Sutton, Robert M ^b   Brunner, Sara ^c   Stavland, Mette ^c   Mahadevaiah, Shruthi ^d   Meaney, Peter A ^b   Maltese, Matthew R ^b   Berg, Robert A ^b   Nadkarni, Vinay M ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Laerdal Medical AS   (Norway)

^d CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Defibrillation; Pediatric; Resuscitation; Transthoracic impedance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOCK; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CHILD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149412009     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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