Resuscitation of patients during pregnancy.
Although the risk of cardiac arrest during pregnancy is rare, the outcome for both mother and baby depends on effective resuscitation measures. Maternal resuscitations differ from other adult resuscitation attempts, and it is vital that emergency nurses can identify these variations in practice and apply them appropriately.
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Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey.
D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*