Rescuer fatigue under the 2010 ERC guidelines, and its effect on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 623-627

  McDonald, Catherine H ^a   Heggie, James ^a   Jones, Christopher M ^a   Thorne, Christopher J ^a   Hulme, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

2010 EUROPEAN RESUSCITATION COUNCIL GUIDELINES; ADULT; BASIC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIAC ARREST; MANIKIN; RESCUER FATIGUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880698817     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201610     Document Type: Article

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