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Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
by Institute of Medicine • Andrea M. Schultz • Board on Health Sciences Policy • Robert Graham • Committee on the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest: Current Status and Future Directions • Margaret A. McCoyCardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning. Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in the United States, following cancer and heart disease. Four out of five cardiac arrests occur in t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
American Dreams: Opportunity and Upward Mobility (Miller Center Studies on the Presidency)
by Peter Wehner • Michael Nelson • William A. Galston • Margaret O'Mara • Richard Schragger • Melody Barnes • Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao • Guian McKee • Robert C. PiantaIn an increasingly polarized political environment, the first year of the new president’s term will be especially challenging. With a fresh mandate, however, the first year also offers opportunities that may never come again. The First Year Project is a fascinating initiative by the Miller Center of... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing: Workshop Summary
The nurse workforce constitutes the largest sector of health professionals in the United States and includes individuals with varying educational backgrounds and expertise. Like other health professions, nursing includes a large number of specialties and subspecialties. Nurses may seek certificati... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence
by Institute of Medicine • National Research Council • Bruce M. Altevogt • Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education • Committee on Law and Justice • Arlene F. Lee • Patrick W. Kelley • Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence • Executive Office, Institute of Medicine • Margaret A. Mccoy • Alan I. LeshnerIn 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. Recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, CT; Aurora, CO; Oak Creek, WI; and Tucson, AZ, have sharpened the American public's interest in protecting our child... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012