ABCDs of Acute Stroke Intervention

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 228-234

  Somes, Joan ^a   Bergman, Deborah L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION TREE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHMS; CAUSALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DECISION TREES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE;

EID: 34248573300     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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