Juntendo Medical Journal
Online ISSN : 2188-2134
Print ISSN : 0022-6769
ISSN-L : 0022-6769
Intrahospital emergency system and ACLS from a viewpoint of risk management
TETSU OKUMURAHIROYUKI KOBAYASHIHIDEHIKO HISAOKA
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2004 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages 60-67

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As public awareness of medical care increases, the quality of first aid systems in hospitals becomes increasingly important. Substantiality of the first aid system in hospital is urgent business for all hospitals at now that civic medical knowledge become very popular and precise. Policies regarding the quality of the first aid systems in hospitals from the viewpoint of risk management are discussed in this report by introducing the procedures of this hospital. Components of our system are as follows : 1) ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), 2) Emergency call system, 3) AED (automated external defibrillators), 4) Unification of Contrast media allergy treatment in hospital. In addition, problems to be addressed in the future are also discussed.

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