Do nurses and physiotherapists require training to use an automated external defibrillator?

Resuscitation

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-280

  Mattei, Lisa C ^a   McKay, Una ^a   Lepper, Mark W ^a   Soar, Jasmeet ^b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillation; First responders; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0036269783     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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