Managed by John A. Stewart RN, MA
Seattle, Washington
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NOTICE: Armed with Dreamweaver, I plan to get back to actively maintaining and updating this site after a long period of neglect. Please check back frequently.
Please click on the link to my No Heroics Blog above for my latest thoughts on resuscitation issues, including Guidelines 2005.
As a registered nurse working in a hospital, I have a particular interest in the management of cardiac arrests in the hospital setting. I believe that cardiac arrests are generally handled very poorly outside of critical care areas, needlessly losing many lives each year. I think that a big part of the solution is simply to train nurses throughout the hospital to use the defibrillators which are typically close at hand, rather than waiting for a physician or critical care nurse to arrive at the scene.
I have published a number of manuscripts on this topic in professional journals; most of them are available at this site (in the "Issues" area). I would also like to publish your comments here, whether you agree or disagree. I have maintained an annotated list of significant references and relevant links on the Web, and I'll be updating it soon.
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June 25, 2007.