Part 4: Systems of care and continuous quality improvement: 2015 American Heart Association guidelines update for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care

Circulation

Volumn 132, Issue 18, 2015, Pages S397-S413

  Kronick, Steven L ^a   Kurz, Michael C ^a   Lin, Steve ^a   Edelson, Dana P ^a   Berg, Robert A ^a   Billi, John E ^a   Cabanas, Jose G ^a   Cone, David C ^a   Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Foster, James ^a   Meeks, Reylon A ^a   Travers, Andrew H ^a   Welsford, Michelle ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DEFIBRILLATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IN HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY; ETHICS; FIRST AID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TELEMETRY;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIRST AID; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84945246668     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000258     Document Type: Article

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