A cross-sectional study of Victorian mobile intensive care ambulance paramedics knowledge of the Valsalva manoeuvre

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Valsalva Manoeuvre (VM) is a primary measure for terminating haemodynamically stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in the emergency care setting. The clinical use and termination success of the VM in the prehospital setting...

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Main Authors: Boyle Malcolm J, Smith Gavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/9/23