Seeking an explanation for the poor uptake of in-hospital AED programs

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-200

  Laws, Tom A ^a   Zeitz, Kathryn ^b   Fiedler, Brenton A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b St John Ambulance Australia Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

CINAHL; Defibrillators; Heart arrest; Occupational health; Outcomes (health care); Resuscitation cardiopulmonary

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; POWER SUPPLY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPONSE TIME; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD; WELFARE;

AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444249720     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.05.004     Document Type: Review

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