The effects of changes to the ERC resuscitation guidelines on no flow time and cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality: A randomised controlled study on manikins

Resuscitation

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 338-344

  Jantti H ^a   Kuisma, M ^b   Uusaro, A ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Chest compression; Defibrillation; Manikin; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THORAX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35348907247     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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