Influence of air-purifying respirators on the simulated first response emergency treatment of CBRN victims

Resuscitation

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-316

  Brinker, Andrea ^a   Gray, Stuart A ^b   Schumacher, Jan ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBRN; Paramedic; Respiratory protection; Simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation; TIC

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ATOMIC WARFARE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; VENTILATOR; VICTIM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALGORITHMS; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MANIKINS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34347369162     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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