Observations and warning signs prior to cardiac arrest. Should a medical emergency team intervene earlier?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 702-706

  Nurmi, J ^a,c   Harjola, V P ^a   Nolan, J ^b   Castren M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Eteläinen Hesperiankatu   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Critical care; Nursing staff, hospital; Respiratory insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17844396917     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00679.x     Document Type: Review

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