The role of nurses in the resuscitation of in-hospital ardiac arrests

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 611-615

  Heng, K W J ^a   Fong, M K ^b   Wee, F C ^a   Anantharaman, V ^c  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

In hospital cardiac arrest; Life support course for nurses; Life support instructors; Nurse defribrillation; Resuscitation officers

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CIRCULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFIBRILLATORS; EDUCATION, NURSING; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 80052039731     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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