Decalogue of electric defibrillation Decálogo de la desfibrilación eléctrica
Defibrillation is an emergency procedure and the only effective therapy for ventricular fibrillation. Electrical defibrillation delivers large amounts of current to the myocardium and thus depolarizes it, terminating ventricular fibrillation and other arrhythmias. A defibrillator is a device that ad...
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Universidad de Antioquia
2001-03-01
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| Series: | Iatreia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iatreia.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/323 |