Smartphone technology enhances newborn intubation knowledge and performance amongst paediatric trainees

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-226

  Hawkes, Colin Patrick ^a,b   Walsh, Brian Henry ^a,b   Ryan, C Anthony ^a,b   Dempsey, Eugene Michael ^a,b  

^a Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education technology; Intubation; Neonates; Resuscitation; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; INTUBATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOBILE PHONE; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; CELLULAR PHONE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PEDIATRICS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84873465785     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.06.025     Document Type: Article

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