Assessment of BLS skills: Optimizing use of instructor and manikin measures

Resuscitation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-243

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b RMC RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; CPR; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; MIDDLE AGED; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 38049085401     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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