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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

In-Flight Automated External Defibrillator Use and Consultation Patterns

Aaron Michael Brown From University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AMB); University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(JCR, SH) and STAT MedEvac, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (CMA, FXG).Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
Jon C. Rittenberger From University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AMB); University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(JCR, SH) and STAT MedEvac, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (CMA, FXG).
, MD, MS,
Charles M. Ammon From University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AMB); University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(JCR, SH) and STAT MedEvac, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (CMA, FXG).
, RN, BSN,
Scott Harrington From University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AMB); University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(JCR, SH) and STAT MedEvac, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (CMA, FXG).
, MD &
Francis X. Guyette From University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AMB); University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(JCR, SH) and STAT MedEvac, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (CMA, FXG).
, MD, MPH
Pages 235-239 | Received 10 Sep 2009, Accepted 16 Dec 2009, Published online: 03 Feb 2010

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