The primacy of basics in advanced life support

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Chamberlain, Douglas ^a,c   Frenneaux, Michael ^b   Fletcher, David ^a  

^a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Haemodynamic effects

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM;

ACIDOSIS; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BONE INJURY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPIRED AIR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART BEAT; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERICARDIUM; PH; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS;

EID: 68049120123     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283293138     Document Type: Review

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