A low tilt waveform in the transthoracic defibrillation of ventricular arrhythmias during cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1438-1443

  Darragh, K M ^a,b   Manoharan, G ^a,b,c   Di Maio, R ^c   Stevenson, M ^b   Bennett, J R ^a,b   Walsh, S J ^a,b   Allen, J D ^b   Anderson, J Mc C ^c   Adgey, A A J ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Low tilt; Ventricular fibrillation; Waveform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; THORAX; WAVEFORM;

AGED; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84868194067     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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