Charging the defibrillator before rhythm check reduces hands-off time during CPR: A randomised simulation study

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Thim, Troels ^a,b   Grove, Erik Lerkevang ^a   Løfgren, Bo ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRONICS; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867233576     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.034     Document Type: Letter

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