Overestimated electrical exposure risk associated with hands-on defibrillation?

Resuscitation. 2015 Jul:92:e15. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.01.037. Epub 2015 Apr 24.

Authors

Erik Kulstad¹, Michael Garrett², Melissa Naiman³, Frank Garrett²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL 60453, United States. Electronic address: kulstad@uic.edu.
² Garrett Technologies, 1955 Techny Rd., Suite #1, Northbrook, IL 60062, United States.
³ Center for Advanced Design, Research, and Exploration (CADRE), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1737W. Polk St., Suite B14, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.

PMID: 25917264
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.01.037

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Electric Countershock / adverse effects*
Electric Injuries / etiology*
Emergency Medical Technicians*
Humans
Occupational Injuries / etiology*