Impact of the Immediate Life Support course on the incidence and outcome of in-hospital cardiac arrest calls: An observational study over 6 years

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 638-643

  Spearpoint, K G ^a   Gruber, P C ^a   Brett, S J ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Immediate Life Support course; Intensive care; Process improvement; Rapid response teams; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349091442     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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