An application of the learning curve-cumulative summation test to evaluate training for endotracheal intubation in emergency medicine

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 291-294

  Je, Sangmo ^a   Cho, Youngsuk ^b   Choi, Hyuk Joong ^c   Kang, Boseung ^c   Lim, Taeho ^c   Kang, Hyunggoo ^c  

^a Paediatric Emergency Centre   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVE; LEARNING CURVE CUMULATIVE SUMMATION TEST; MALE; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84925674254     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202470     Document Type: Article

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