Commotio cordis, therapeutic hypothermia, and evacuation from a united states military base in Iraq

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 620-624

  Carlson, Daniel W ^a   Pearson, Ryan D ^b   Haggerty, Paul F ^c   Strilka, Richard J ^d   Abella, Benjamin S ^e   Gourley, Paul E ^f  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^d Royal Air Force Lakenheath ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f Langley Air Force Base   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; commotio cordis; therapeutic hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; FENTANYL; INFUSION FLUID; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGITATION; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMMOTIO CORDIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; IRAQ; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION; STOMACH LAVAGE; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMOTIO CORDIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL;

EID: 84875367190     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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