Implantation of an intra-hospital resuscitation program.

Authors

  • C Granja Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Polivalente, Departamento de Anestesiologia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos.
  • O Camacho
  • N Morujão

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1855

Abstract

The authors present their own experience on the installation of an in-hospital resuscitation programme, in a new tertiary hospital with 400 beds, an ICU with 8 beds and an emergency room 24 hours per day. The most important features presented are: the support by the Board of the Hospital, the engagement of all the health professionals, the distribution standardization and maintenance of the resuscitation equipment, the training in basic life-support techniques the doctors and nurses in the hospital, the performance of the cardiac arrest teams, all of which are fundamental to the maintenance of the chain of survival of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Granja C, Camacho O, Morujão N. Implantation of an intra-hospital resuscitation program. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2001 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];14(4):449-54. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1855

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