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Inappropriate placement of defibrillator self-adhesive electrode pads with possible fatal outcome
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We present a possible fatal case of inadequate defibrillation during an out-of-hospital resuscitation. A 39-year-old man with no known history of cardiovascular disease was admitted to our intensive care unit after resuscitation from ventricular fibrillation. During the prehospital phase, …
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