Cardiopulmonary resuscitation standards for clinical practice and training in the UK

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-179

  Gabbott, David ^a   Smith, Gary ^b   Mitchell, Sarah ^c   Colquhoun, Michael ^d   Nolan, Jerry ^b   Soar, Jasmeet ^b   Pitcher, David ^a   Perkins, Gavin ^a   Phillips, Barbara ^e   King, Ben ^a   Spearpoint, Ken ^a  

^a Resuscitation Council   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Resuscitation Council ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; DNAR; Education; Healthcare institutions; Standards; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144457469     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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