Part 6: Electrical therapies: Automated external defibrillators, defibrillation, cardioversion, and pacing: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Link, Mark S ^a   Atkins, Dianne L ^a   Passman, Rod S ^a   Halperin, Henry R ^a   Samson, Ricardo A ^a   White, Roger D ^a   Cudnik, Michael T ^a   Berg, Marc D ^a   Kudenchuk, Peter J ^a   Kerber, Richard E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

arrhythmia; automatic external defibrillator; cardioversion; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DEATH; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL RATE; WAVEFORM; CARDIOLOGY; HEART ARREST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349266423     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.970954     Document Type: Review

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