Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: How far have we come?

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Whitcomb, John J ^a,b,c   Blackman, Virginia Schmied ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b Bioethics Committee ^*  (United States)

^c American Association of Critical Care Nurses   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic external defibrillators; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; History; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEART ARREST; HISTORY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATORS; HEART ARREST; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845898471     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200701000-00001     Document Type: Review

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