Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9960965 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this model, pediatric shocks resulted in superior outcome compared with adult shocks. These data suggest that adult defibrillation dosing may be harmful to pediatric patients with VF and support the use of attenuating electrodes with adult biphasic AEDs to defibrillate children.
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Authors
Robert A. MD, Ricardo A. MD, Marc D. MD, Fred W. PhD, Ronald W. PhD, DVM, Isabelle PhD, Robert G. BS, Richard C. MS, PE, Nathan BS, Karl B. MD,