Resuscitation strategies in the United States: Realities of hospital and prehospital treatment

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-73

  Iserson, Kenneth V ^a  

^a McMurdo General Hospital   (Antarctica)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PRESUMED CONSENT; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 75149133177     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903441053     Document Type: Article

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