Focused nurse-defibrillation training: A simple and cost-effective strategy to improve survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Stewart, John A ^a  

^a Cascade Healthcare Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 77954960275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-42     Document Type: Note

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