Using an Information System to Optimize the ACLS Process at the Emergency Department.
The best first-aid treatment for cardiac arrest patients is advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) in terms both of saving lives and of reducing the incidence of sequelae. The American Heart Association (AHA) published updated ACLS guidelines for care in 2015. These updated guidelines emphasized the i...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursing Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 24 - 30 |
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Taiwan Nurses Association
Aug2018
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