Ethical aspects of prehospital CPR

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 41, Issue 111, 1997, Pages 298-301

  Mohr, M ^a   Kettler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORECASTING; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; GERMANY; INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGE FACTORS; BIOETHICS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FORECASTING; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0031310291     PISSN: 05152720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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