Emergent precordial percussion revisited - Pacing the heart in asystole

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 563-565

  Monteleone, Peter P ^a   Alibertis, Kostas ^a   Brady, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYSTOLE; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PERCUSSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 79958051855     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.01.030     Document Type: Article

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