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Editorial
. 2012 Oct;1(5):e005496.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.005496. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

Hands-On defibrillation-the end of "i'm clear, you're clear, we're all clear"?

Richard E Kerber
Editorial

Hands-On defibrillation-the end of "i'm clear, you're clear, we're all clear"?

Richard E Kerber. J Am Heart Assoc. 2012 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; defibrillation; editorial; electric current; hands-on defibrillation; polyethylene glove; ventricular fibrillation.

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