Code Gray - An Organized Approach to Inpatient Stroke

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 296-302

  Nolan, Scot ^a   Naylor, George ^b   Burns, Melissa ^b  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain attack; Code Gray; Emergency response; Evolving stroke; Inpatient; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 0142025614     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200310000-00005     Document Type: Review

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