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Code Communications April 2008
 

About the Author

Judy Boehm, RN, MSN, is a cardiac clinical nurse specialist living now
in Bradenton, Florida. 

Beginning in 1975 she worked as CNS for the cardiac units at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, retiring in early 2006. Since the formation of the CPR Committee in 1983, she was active in establishing policies and procedures for resuscitations, translating resuscitation research into practice, selection of/training in emergency equipment, life support education, and CPR data collection/ analysis. 

Judy received her MSN from University of Alabama, and her BSN from Case Western Reserve University. She enjoys playing golf with her husband, walking her Golden Retriever, and learning about tropical plants.

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Welcome to Code Communications, ZOLL's online newsletter for hospital clinicians interested in the field of resuscitation. Each month we will explore a new topic in the field with an emphasis on practical solutions for changing practice and improving outcomes.

Visit the Code Communications home page to see the results of last month's surveys and the winner of the montly contest.

Early Defibrillation in the Hospital Part II
Now that last month's newsletter reviewed the findings from Chan's study on delayed defibrillation in the hospital, described what we know about the science of ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation, and supplied an overview of the hospital arrest data from the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, it is time to see how we can bring this research to bear on practice in the hospital.  In this issue factors that influence the success of defibrillation will be described, followed by ideas on how care and technology in the hospital can be changed to improve time to defibrillation.  Read more...
 

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