Update in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-253

  Bradley, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Heart arrest; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; COMPRESSION; DEFIBRILLATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOUTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; THORAX;

ALGORITHMS; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960637281     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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