Off-patient assessment of pre-cordial impact mechanics among medical professionals in North-East Italy involved in emergency cardiac resuscitation

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 390-396

  Pellis, Tommaso ^a   Pausler, Daniele ^b   Gaiarin, Martina ^b   Franceschino, Eliana ^a   Epstein, Avi ^c   Boulin, Christian ^c   Kohl, Peter ^d  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Santa Maria della Misericordia   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardioversion; Mechano electric feedback; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART; HUMAN; ITALY; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESUSCITATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEART; HUMANS; ITALY; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84868147143     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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