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Resuscitation preparedness for general practice

S. Ragavagan, W. Kloeck
South African Family Practice | Vol 45, No 1 | a2009 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v45i1.2009 | ©
Submitted: 27 September 2011 | Published: 31 December 2003

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S. Ragavagan, Emergency Medicine, Broken Hill Health Service, Australia
W. Kloeck, Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa, South Africa

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Abstract

General practices are not exempted from situations dealing with dire emergencies. For general practitioners to be effective in coping with such situations, they should at all times be prepared to resuscitate patients. This article gives an overview of the preparation required to manage such events.

Keywords

resuscitation; emergency medicine; preparedness

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