Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 236-238 , August 2009

Lay Responder Defibrillation, Pancake Breakfasts, and Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

  • Daniel W. Spaite, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Daniel W. Spaite, MD, Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 520-626-8819, Fax 520-626-2480

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 Supervising editor: Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Publication date: Available online April 11, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00245-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.03.012

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 236-238 , August 2009

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