Impact of ambulance crew configuration on simulated cardiac arrest resuscitation

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-68

  Bayley, Ryan ^a   Weinger, Matthew ^a   Meador, Stephen ^b   Slovis, Corey ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nashville Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulance crews; Cardiac arrest; Mannequin; Out of hospital; Paramedic; Technician

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATOR; VIDEOTAPE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MANIKINS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 38149079682     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120701708011     Document Type: Article

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