Non-technical skills evaluation in the critical care air ambulance environment: Introduction of an adapted rating instrument - an observational study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Myers, Julia A ^a   Powell, David M C ^a,b   Psirides, Alex ^a,b   Hathaway, Karyn ^b   Aldington, Sarah ^c   Haney, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington Regional Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air ambulance; Clinical training; Intensive care; Non technical skills; Patient transport

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKILL; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADULT; CHECKLIST; DEVICES; FEMALE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; CHECKLIST; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84960075701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-016-0216-5     Document Type: Article

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