The effect of seeing the rhythm display on performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Resuscitation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-29

  Silfvast, T ^a   Paakkonen, H ^b   Gorski, J ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Pelastusopisto Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Education; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FINLAND; FIRE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; SUDDEN DEATH; TEACHING; TIME;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FINLAND; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MANIKINS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036781507     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00208-3     Document Type: Article

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