Evaluation of retention of knowledge and skills imparted to first-year medical students through basic life support training

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-45

  Pande, Sushma ^a   Pande, Santosh ^a   Parate, Vrushali ^a   Pande, Sanket ^b   Sukhsohale, Neelam ^c  

^a Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Polytechnic   (India)

^b Department of Pediatrics MVP Samaj Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Knowledge; Skill; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BASIC LIFE SUPPORT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT; KNOWLEDGE; SKILL; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84895097723     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00102.2013     Document Type: Article

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