Evidence-based guidelines for family presence in the resuscitation room: A step-by-step approach

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 587-591

  Farah, Mirna M ^a,b   Thomas, Cynthia A ^a   Shaw, Kathy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family assessment; Family preparation; Family presence; Family support person; Guidelines; Policy; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 34548329666     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318131e482     Document Type: Review

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