Eighth grade students become proficient at CPR and use of an AED following a condensed training programme

Resuscitation

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-236

  Kelley, James ^a   Richman, Peter B ^a   Ewy, Gordon A ^b   Clark, Lani ^b,c   Bulloch, Blake ^d   Bobrow, Bentley J ^a,c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Arizona Department   (United States)

^d PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AED; CPR; Students; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ARIZONA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS;

EID: 33750152266     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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