Do resuscitation attempts in children who die, cause injury?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-12

  Ryan, M P ^a   Young, S J ^b   Wells, D L ^c  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DROWNING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN BRUISING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0037255635     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.1.10     Document Type: Article

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