Use of the human dive reflex for the management of supraventricular tachycardia: A review of the literature

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 611-616

  Smith, Gavin ^a   Morgans, Amee ^b   Taylor, David McD ^c   Cameron, Peter ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Blackburn North   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD SENSATION; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN DIVE REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

BRADYCARDIA; CRYOTHERAPY; DIVING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; REFLEX; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 84863985855     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200877     Document Type: Review

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