Using Pediatric Advanced Life Support in pediatric residency training: Does the curriculum need resuscitation?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 433-439

  Grant, Estée C ^a   Marczinski, Cécile A ^b   Menon, Kusum ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary arrest; Pediatric Advanced Life Support course; Pediatric resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SELF REPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CURRICULUM; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548673965     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000282044.78432.0B     Document Type: Article

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