• DocumentCode
    1487012
  • Title

    Field treatment in electric shock cases

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Volume
    76
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1957
  • fDate
    3/1/1957 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    220
  • Lastpage
    222
  • Abstract
    Electric shocks of the order of 0.1 ampere can throw the heart into a twitching state of ventricular fibrillation. Several amperes, on the other hand, simply contract the heart and paralyze the breathing which artificial respiration can relieve, Ventricular fibrillation, however, can be ended only by sending sufficient current through the heart by electrodes on the skin of the chest.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Defibrillation; Electric shock; Electrodes; Fibrillation; Heart; Lungs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1957.6443041
  • Filename
    6443041
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1487012