The prevalence of recordings of the signs of critical conditions and emergency responses in hospital wards - The SOCCER study

Resuscitation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-157

  Harrison, Gordon A ^a,b   Jacques, Theresa C ^a,c   Kilborn, Gabrielle ^d   McLaws, Mary Louise ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emergency treatment; Medical emergency team; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WARD;

EID: 18144427478     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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