Cardiac arrest calls in a general hospital

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Gallagher, Joe ^a   David, Groarke John ^b   Courtney, G ^b  

^a St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33747684092     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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