The "delay effect" of donning a gown during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a simulation model

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-338

  Watson, Leah ^a   Sault, William ^b   Gwyn, Randy ^b   Verbeek, P Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Toronto Fire Services   (Canada)

^c Sunnybrook Osler Centre For Prehospital Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Delay; Gown; Personal protective equipment; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPONSE TIME; RESUSCITATION; THERAPY DELAY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 54349095931     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010332     Document Type: Article

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