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Mechanical chest compression devices as an option for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 pandemic
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Affiliations- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ufuk University Medical Faculty, Dr Ridvan Ege Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
chest compression, mechanical chest compression, LUCAS, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, quality, survival rate, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2
About this articleTitle
Mechanical chest compression devices as an option for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 pandemic
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
50-51
Published online
2021-02-25
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DOI
Bibliographic record
Disaster Emerg Med J 2021;6(1):50-51.
Keywords
chest compression
mechanical chest compression
LUCAS
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
quality
survival rate
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Authors
Mehdi Al-Jeabory
Gabriela Oliwia Borkowska
Agata Olecka
Adrian Goss
Wojciech Wieczorek
Togay Evrin
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