Push hard and fast (but not too fast)

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1307-1308

  Haig, Stephen ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION DEPTH; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; THORAX COMPRESSION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84867233140     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.08.325     Document Type: Editorial

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