Avoidable cardiac arrest: lessons for an A&E department.

Accid Emerg Nurs

Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 5UJ, Surrey, UK.

Published: October 2003

Deterioration to cardiac arrest is not always sudden and unexpected and on a significant number of occasions cardiac arrest could be prevented. This has important messages for the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department as the vast majority of emergency admissions originate via A&E.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0965-2302(03)00038-9DOI Listing

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