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The Presence of Family Members During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Associations,European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care and European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions Joint Position Statement
This paper presents the European federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, and the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions Joint Position Statement on The Presence of Family Members During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Copyright of this position statement is jointly owned by the European Federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Applied Professions, and Connect Healthcare Publishing Ltd.
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