JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 413-415 , July 2007

Lack of Early Defibrillation Capability and Automated External Defibrillators in Nursing Homes

  • Jonathan Fisher, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jonathan Fisher, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, One Deaconess Rd, WCC2, Boston, MA 02215.
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  • Brendan Anzalone, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • , Capt, U.S.A.F., M.C.
  • Jonathan McGhee, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine; Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
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  • Brett Sylvia, BS

      Affiliations

    • Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Edward A. Ullman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

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 The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

PII: S1525-8610(07)00207-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.04.001

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 413-415 , July 2007

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