Impact of a pediatric primary care office-based mock code program on physician and staff confidence to perform life-saving skills

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 415-422

  Toback, Seth L ^a,b,c   Fiedor, Melinda ^b   Kilpela, Brian ^b   Reis, Evelyn Cohen ^b  

^a Pediatric Alliance   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency drill; Emergency equipment; Mock codes; Office emergencies; Office preparedness

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVALUATION; FACE MASK; HUMAN; INTRAOSSEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL STAFF; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING;

CHILD; FIRST AID; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745727221     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000221342.11626.12     Document Type: Article

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