Autonomic dysreflexia and telehealth

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 20-25

  Lapierre, Nathalie M ^a   Coutu Wakulczyk, Ginette ^b   Blackmer, Jeff ^b,c   Dehoux, Éric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^d Centre Régional de Réadaptation la Ressourse   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Electronic protocols; Spinal cord injury; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; EMERGENCY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION;

ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 33748573283     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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