Epinephrine in Ventricular Fibrillation: Friend or foe? A Review for the Emergency Nurse

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-412

  Xanthos, Theodoros ^a   Pantazopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Demestiha, Theano ^a   Stroumpoulis, Konstantinos ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESUSCITATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 79960105616     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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