Distribution of pre-course BLS/AED manuals does not influence skill acquisition and retention in lay rescuers: A randomised study

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-352

  Papadimitriou, Lila ^a   Xanthos, Theodoros ^a   Bassiakou, Eleni ^a   Stroumpoulis, Kostantinos ^a   Barouxis, Dimitrios ^a   Iacovidou, Nicolleta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

AED; BLS; Laypeople; Manual; Skill acquisition; Skill retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BASIC LIFE SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL RETENTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BOOK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDUCATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MALE; MANIKINS; MANUALS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951930394     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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