Effects of brief training on use of automated external defibrillators by people without medical expertise

Human Factors

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-310

  Mitchell, K Blake ^a,b   Gugerty, Leo ^a   Muth, Eric ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED); OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS;

DEFIBRILLATORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RESUSCITATION; SAFETY; SIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEFIBRILLATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 44349150950     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872008X250746     Document Type: Article

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