Failure of pediatric and neonatal trainees to meet Canadian Neonatal Resuscitation Program standards for neonatal intubation

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 182-187

  Bismilla, Z ^a   Finan, E ^b   McNamara, P J ^a,c   Leblanc, V ^d   Jefferies, A ^b   Whyte, H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Wilson Centre for Research in Education   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intubation; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); Residents; Respiratory therapists; Resuscitation training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINATAL CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 77649190439     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.152     Document Type: Article

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