Resuscitation
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Decreasing the time to defibrillation: A comparative study of defibrillator electrode designs

  • Bruce D. Adams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
    • Medical College of Georgia, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 210 916 5429/2422; fax: +1 210 916 2265.
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  • David M. Easty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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  • Elaine Stuffel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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  • Irma Hartman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA

Received 17 November 2004 ,Revised 26 January 2005 ,Accepted 26 January 2005.

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the Abstract and Keywords of this article appears as Appendix at 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.01.019.

☆☆ Presented as an oral abstract at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 2004, New Orleans, LA and also as a poster at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, October 2004, San Francisco, CA.

PII: S0300-9572(05)00114-0

doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.01.019

Resuscitation
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