Termination of resuscitation of nontraumatic cardiopulmonary arrest: Resource document for the national association of ems physicians position statement

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 547-554

  Millin, Michael G ^a   Khandker, Samiur R ^a   Malki, Alisa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary arrest; EMS.; Resuscitation; Termination

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; RESUSCITATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 80052291365     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2011.608872     Document Type: Article

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