Ethical considerations behind the limitation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Hungary - The role of education and training

Resuscitation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-77

  Élo, Gábor ^a,b   Diószeghy, Csaba ^a,c   Dobos, Márta ^a,d   Andorka, Mátyás ^a  

^a Hungarian Resuscitation Council   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Jahn Ferenc Hosp 1204 Koves U   (Germany)

^d Szent Margit Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Decison not to attempt resuscitation orders; Education; Ethics; Informed consent; Law; Medical emergency team; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IDEOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESUSCITATION; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 11144327120     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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