Retention of CPR skills learned in a traditional AHA Heartsaver course versus 30-min video self-training: A controlled randomized study

Resuscitation

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 476-486

  Einspruch, Eric L ^a   Lynch, Bonnie ^a   Aufderheide, Tom P ^b   Nichol, Graham ^c   Becker, Lance ^d  

^a RMC RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bystander CPR; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Education; Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEARTSAVER COURSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIRTY MINUTE VIDEO SELF TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34547414979     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.01.030     Document Type: Article

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