Validation for a scoring system of the ALS cardiac arrest simulation test (CASTest)

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1034-1038

  Napier, Fiona ^a,b   Davies, Robin P ^b,c   Baldock, Catherine ^e   Stevens, Harry ^d,f   Lockey, Andrew S ^c,f   Bullock, Ian ^c,g   Perkins, Gavin D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c RESUSCITATION COUNCIL UK   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g Nursing Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Assessment; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Training; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC ARREST SIMULATION TEST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68449087489     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.04.043     Document Type: Article

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