In-hospital cardiac arrest: Is it time for an in-hospital 'chain of prevention'?

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1209-1211

  Smith, Gary B ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Early warning score; Education; European Resuscitation Council; Guidelines; Medical emergency team; Monitoring; Patient safety; Prevention; Rapid response system; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SURVIVAL; VITAL SIGN;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77955842778     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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