• DocumentCode
    1467168
  • Title

    Electric defibrillation

  • Author

    Kouwenhoven, W. B. ; Milnor, W. R.

  • Author_Institution
    The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
  • Volume
    74
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1955
  • fDate
    3/1/1955 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    218
  • Lastpage
    220
  • Abstract
    A series of animal experiments are reported that indicate the superiority of a-c defibrillation over the use of capacitor discharge or serial defibrillation in stopping fibrillation. However, the rapidity with which the procedure is instituted is crucial.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Capacitors; Defibrillation; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Heart; Sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1955.6439832
  • Filename
    6439832
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1467168