A revised role for the hospital cardiac arrest team?

Resuscitation

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-149

  Soar, Jasmeet ^a   McKay, Una ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Post resuscitation period; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031775215     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00101-4     Document Type: Article

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