Comparison of manikin versus porcine models in cricothyrotomy procedure training

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 732-734

  Cho, J ^a   Kang, G H ^b   Kim, E C ^c   Oh, Y M ^d   Choi, H J ^e   Im, T H ^e   Yang, J H ^d   Cho, Y S ^f   Chung, H S ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN TURGOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; SWINE; TRACHEOTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANIMALS; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SWINE; TEACHING;

EID: 56249113017     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059014     Document Type: Article

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