External defibrillation in the left lateral position - A comparison of manual paddles with self-adhesive pads

Resuscitation

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-286

  Dodd, Tamsin E L ^a   Deakin, Charles D ^a   Petley, Graham W ^a   Clewlow, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Paddles; Pads; Transthoracic impedance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE;

EID: 9944244950     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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