Adult cardiac arrest in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2002, Pages

  Rashford, Stephen ^a  

^a Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUEENSLAND; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036728801     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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