AED training and its impact on skill acquisition, retention and performance - A systematic review of alternative training methods

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 657-664

  Yeung, Joyce ^a,b   Okamoto, Deems ^c   Soar, Jasmeet ^d   Perkins, Gavin D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Swedish Medical Center   (United States)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Automated external defibrillator; Basic life support; Education; Training

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WEB BROWSER;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFIBRILLATORS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 79956066387     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.02.035     Document Type: Review

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