The experience of trauma resuscitation in the emergency department: Themes from seven patients

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 216-224

  O'Brien, Jo Anne ^a   Fothergill Bourbonnais, Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; SAFETY; TAPE RECORDER; VOICE;

EID: 3042567409     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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