Transition from a traditional code team to a medical emergency team and categorization of cardiopulmonary arrests in a children's center

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Hunt, Elizabeth A ^a   Zimmer, Karen P ^a   Rinke, Michael L ^a   Shilkofski, Nicole A ^a   Matlin, Carol ^b   Garger, Catherine ^b   Dickson, Conan ^c   Miller, Marlene R ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART RHYTHM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 39049114734     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.33     Document Type: Article

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