Recognition of death and termination of cardiac resuscitation attempts by UK ambulance personnel

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-347

  Lockey, A S ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RIGOR; STAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036319177     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.4.345     Document Type: Article

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