Optimal refresher training intervals for AED and CPR skills: A randomised controlled trial

Resuscitation

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-247

  Woollard, Malcolm ^a   Whitfield, Richard ^b   Newcombe, Robert G ^c   Colquhoun, Michael ^b   Vetter, Norman ^c   Chamberlain, Douglas ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICES NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiac arrest; Education; Emergency treatment; Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRESHER COURSE; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33750184413     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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