Practical examination of bystanders performing Basic Life Support in Germany: A prospective manikin study

BMC Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 14-

  Wiese, Christoph H R ^a   Wilke, Henryk ^a   Bahr, Jan ^a   Graf, Bernhard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PARTICIPANT KNOWLEDGE; PRACTICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX COMPRESSION; TIME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 57749180422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471227X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-14     Document Type: Article

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