Pulling the plug on ad hoc critical incident training

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-147

  Wheeler, D W ^a   Williams, C E ^a   Merry, A F ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 68049140788     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep193     Document Type: Editorial

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