Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 21-25 , March 2007

Invasive ventilation in the emergency department: Part 1: What nurses need to know

  • Louise Rose, MN, Adult Ed Cert, BN, ICU Cert, Dip Nurs

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Course Coordinator, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 99257423.
  • ,
  • Marie F. Gerdtz, RN, BN, A&E Cert, GDAET, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Level 1, 723 Swanston Street, Carlton, Vic. 3053, Australia

Received 10 May 2006 ,Revised 22 August 2006 ,Accepted 10 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.09.005

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 21-25 , March 2007