Recovering from prolonged cardiac arrest induced by electric shock: A case report

Jian Zhang1, Yan-Ru Qiao1, Ya-Dong Yang2

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying 257000, Shandong Province, China.

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