Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 343-347 , March 2010

Increase in pre-shock pause caused by drug administration before defibrillation: An observational, full-scale simulation study

  • Christian Bjerre Høyer

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: INCUBA Science Park, Skejby, Brendstrupgaardsvej 102, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. Tel.: +45 2248 2450.
    • ,
  • Erika F. Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prehospital Medical Services, Central Region Denmark, Aarhus N, Denmark
    • ,
  • Berit Eika

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark

Received 22 August 2009 ,Revised 12 December 2009 ,Accepted 30 December 2009.

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the abstract of this article appears as Appendix in the final online version at doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.12.024.

PII: S0300-9572(10)00009-2

doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.12.024

Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 343-347 , March 2010

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