Improved retention of the EMS activation component (EMSAC) in adult CPR education

Resuscitation

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-224

  Bilger, Michael C ^a   Giesen, Benjamin C ^a   Wollan, Peter C ^b   White, Roger D ^b  

^a Mayo School of Health Sciences   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR; CPR training; Education; Retention; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031467814     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(97)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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