Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.

This short review explores the current status of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Malaysia and highlights some of the factors that have a negative impact on its rate of success. Absence of a unifying body such as a national resuscitation council results in non-uniformity in the practice and teaching...

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Main Authors: Sheng, Chew Keng, Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan, Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul, Jaalam, Kamaruddin, Adnan, Wan Aasim Wan
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Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11815/
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author Sheng, Chew Keng
Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan
Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul
Jaalam, Kamaruddin
Adnan, Wan Aasim Wan
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Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan
Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul
Jaalam, Kamaruddin
Adnan, Wan Aasim Wan
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description This short review explores the current status of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Malaysia and highlights some of the factors that have a negative impact on its rate of success. Absence of a unifying body such as a national resuscitation council results in non-uniformity in the practice and teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the out-of-hospital setting, there is the lack of basic skills and knowledge in performing bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as using an automated external defibrillator among the Malaysian public. The ambulance response time is also a significant negative factor. In the in-hospital setting, often times, resuscitation is first attended by junior doctors or nurses lacking in the skill and experience needed. Resuscitation trolleys were often inadequately equipped.
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spelling unimas-118152016-05-03T01:30:55Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11815/ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia. Sheng, Chew Keng Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul Jaalam, Kamaruddin Adnan, Wan Aasim Wan R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine RT Nursing RZ Other systems of medicine This short review explores the current status of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Malaysia and highlights some of the factors that have a negative impact on its rate of success. Absence of a unifying body such as a national resuscitation council results in non-uniformity in the practice and teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the out-of-hospital setting, there is the lack of basic skills and knowledge in performing bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as using an automated external defibrillator among the Malaysian public. The ambulance response time is also a significant negative factor. In the in-hospital setting, often times, resuscitation is first attended by junior doctors or nurses lacking in the skill and experience needed. Resuscitation trolleys were often inadequately equipped. 2008-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11815/1/mjms-15-1-049.pdf Sheng, Chew Keng and Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan and Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul and Jaalam, Kamaruddin and Adnan, Wan Aasim Wan (2008) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia. The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 15 (1). pp. 49-51. ISSN 1394-195X
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RC Internal medicine
RT Nursing
RZ Other systems of medicine
Sheng, Chew Keng
Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan
Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul
Jaalam, Kamaruddin
Adnan, Wan Aasim Wan
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.
title Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.
title_full Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.
title_fullStr Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.
title_short Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in Malaysia.
title_sort cardiopulmonary resuscitation : the short comings in malaysia.
topic R Medicine (General)
RC Internal medicine
RT Nursing
RZ Other systems of medicine
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11815/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11815/1/mjms-15-1-049.pdf