Emergency first aid for nurses
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Emergency first aid for nurses

Rick Dean Assistant chief nursing officer, St John Ambulance National Headquarters, London

This article provides guidance for nurses on giving first aid in the domestic, pre-hospital and clinical settings. It focuses on resuscitation, cardiac conditions, shock and haemorrhage.

Nursing Standard. 20, 6, 57-65. doi: 10.7748/ns2005.10.20.6.57.c3982

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rickdean@blueyonder.co.uk

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