Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , June 2006

The 2005 Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care: Implications for Emergency Medical Services for Children

  • Kathleen Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Kathleen Brown, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010.
    • ,
  • Cynthiana Lightfoot, NREMT-P

      Affiliations

    • Center for Prehospital Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.04.002

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , June 2006

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