Recent advances and controversies in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 984, 2007, Pages 649-654

  Ibrahim, Wanis H ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS;

EID: 35648938277     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.057133     Document Type: Review

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