Should relatives witness resuscitation in the emergency department? the point of view of the Belgian Emergency Department staff

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-91

  Mortelmans, Luc J M ^a   Cas, Wendy M F ^a   Van Hellemond, Peter L A ^a   De Cauwer, Harald G ^a  

^a AZ KLINA ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Emergency department; Family; Resuscitation; Staff; Witnessed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEAR; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD; ADULT; AGE; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; SEX FACTORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649890660     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32830abe17     Document Type: Article

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