Resuscitation of residents with do not resuscitate orders in long-term care facilities

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-306

  Becker, Linda J ^a,c   Yeargin, Kimberlee ^b   Rea, Thomas D ^a,b   Owens, Merrili ^a   Eisenberg, Mickey S ^a,b  

^a Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Public Health Seattle King County   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult family home; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; DNR order; Heart arrest; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0038499537     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390936464     Document Type: Article

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