Assessment of competency during orotracheal intubation in medical simulation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 302-307

  Garcia, J ^b   Coste, A ^b   Tavares, W ^c,d,e,f   Nuno N ^b   Lachapelle, K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^c CENTENNIAL COLLEGE   (Canada)

^d Paramedic Association of Canada   (Canada)

^e Division of Emergency Medicine   (Canada)

^f Ornge Transport Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

airway; anaesthetic techniques, laryngoscopy; education; equipment, laryngoscope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; PROCEDURES; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84938592976     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev207     Document Type: Article

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