CPR skill retention of first aid attendants within the workplace

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 312-318

  Anderson, Gregory S ^a   Gaetz, Michael ^b   Statz, Cara ^b  

^a Justice Institute of British Columbia   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR; education; first aid; first responder; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE;

EID: 84866347536     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X1200088X     Document Type: Article

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