Randomized controlled trial of high fidelity patient simulators compared to actor patients in a pandemic influenza drill scenario

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 872-876

  Wallace, David ^a   Gillett, Brian ^a   Wright, Brian ^a   Stetz, Jessica ^a   Arquilla, Bonnie ^a  

^a KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster medicine; Influenza; Patient simulation; Public health; Surge capacity

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; TIME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SIMULATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953714515     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.02.026     Document Type: Article

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