External transcutaneous pacemakers in prehospital cardiac arrest.
1988
L F Vukov, and
R D White
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010138
Pacemaker, Artificial
A device designed to stimulate, by electric impulses, contraction of the heart muscles. It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external).
The restoration to life or consciousness of one apparently dead. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Resuscitations
D006323
Heart Arrest
Cessation of heart beat or MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION. If it is treated within a few minutes, heart arrest can be reversed in most cases to normal cardiac rhythm and effective circulation.