Performance of the Sellick maneuver significantly improves when residents and trained nurses use a visually interactive guidance device in simulation

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1645-1656

  Connor, Christopher W ^a   Saffary, Roya ^a   Feliz, Eddy ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aspiration; cricoid pressure; general anesthesia; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASPIRATION; CRICOID PRESSURE; FORCE SENSITIVE RESISTORS; GENERAL ANESTHESIAS; IN-VIVO; NOVEL DEVICES; OPERATING ROOM NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; THIN-FILMS;

CARTILAGE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL AID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PRESSURE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NURSES; PRESSURE;

EID: 84888988300     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/34/12/1645     Document Type: Article

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