Resuscitation
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 47-55, October 2006

Clinical consequences of the introduction of mechanical chest compression in the EMS system for treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest—A pilot study☆

  • Christer Axelsson

      Affiliations

    • Gothenburg EMS-system, Box 5204, SE-402 24 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 705 400 304.
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  • Johan Nestin

      Affiliations

    • Samariten EMS-system, Huddinge Fire station, SE-141 41 Huddinge, Sweden
    • ,
  • Leif Svensson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, South Hospital, SE-118 83 Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Åsa B. Axelsson

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Box 457, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Johan Herlitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Metabolism and Cardiovascular Research, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden

Received 13 January 2006; accepted 16 February 2006.

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the summary of this article appears as Appendix in the online version at doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.02.011.

PII: S0300-9572(06)00094-3

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.02.011

Resuscitation
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 47-55, October 2006

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