Pharmacist integration into cardiac arrest response teams

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 662-667

  Hashemipour, Zahra ^a   Delgado, George ^a   Dehoorne Smith, Michelle ^a   Edwin, Stephanie B ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFUSION RATE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESUSCITATION; TACHYCARDIA; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876013408     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120496     Document Type: Article

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