New opportunity to improve pediatric emergency preparedness: Pediatric emergency assessment, recognition, and stabilization course

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 578-580

  Ralston, Mark E ^a   Zaritsky, Arno L ^b  

^a Naval Hospital Oak Harbor   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Pediatric advanced life support; Pediatric emergency assessment; Recognition, and stabilization course

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN;

CHILD; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 61549135133     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0714     Document Type: Review

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