Usefulness of emergency ultrasound in nontraumatic cardiac arrest

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 216-223

  Volpicelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG EXAMINATION; MONITOR; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE RATE; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LUNG; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 78751665652     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.03.018     Document Type: Review

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