Emergency: The ABCs of CPR-Again - A review of the latest changes to the American Heart Association's cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care guidelines

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-69

  Mutchner, Linda ^a,b  

^a Frederick Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b Core Training Consultants ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CARDIOVERSION; CHILD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN BODY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRACHEA;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FOREIGN BODIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRACHEA;

EID: 33846047385     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200701000-00024     Document Type: Review

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