Performance of a consensus scoring algorithm for assessing pediatric advanced life support competency using a computer screen-based simulator

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 623-635

  Ventre, Kathleen M ^a,c   Collingridge, Dave S ^b   DeCarlo, Deborah ^c   Schwid, Howard A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cardiac life support; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cognitive skills assessment; computer simulation; patient simulation; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEATH; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURVIVAL; TECHNOLOGY;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSENSUS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75149126870     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181b00ee4     Document Type: Article

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