Quality of resuscitation: Flight attendants in an airplane simulator use a new mechanical resuscitation device-A randomized simulation study

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 459-463

  Fischer, Henrik ^a   Neuhold, Stephanie ^a   Hochbrugger, Eva ^a   Steinlechner, Barbara ^a   Koinig, Herbert ^a   Milosevic, Ljubisa ^a   Havel, Christof ^a   Frantal, Sophie ^a   Greif, Robert ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airplane; Flight attendants; Manikin; Manual mechanical resuscitation device; Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL RESUSCITATION DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952625891     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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