Use of emergency oxygen in adults

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7691, 2009, Pages 366-367

  Leach, R M ^a   Davidson, A C ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANEMIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLOWMETER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 61849128712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2790     Document Type: Editorial

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