Appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer is associated with improved survival from in-hospital ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-173

  McGowan, John ^a   Graham, Colin A ^a   Gordon, Malcolm W G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Cardiac arrest; Education; Outcome; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0033158091     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(99)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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