Teaching public access defibrillation to lay volunteers - A professional health care provider is not a more effective instructor than a trained lay person

Resuscitation

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-310

  Castren M ^a   Nurmi, J ^a   Laakso, J P ^b   Kinnunen, A ^c   Backman, R ^c   Niemi Murola, L ^d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Pelastusopisto Finland   (Finland)

^c Helsinki   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

CPR D; Defibrillation; First aiders; Lay trainers; OSCE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL; TEACHING; TRAINING; VOLUNTEER;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; TEACHING; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 9944243116     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.06.011     Document Type: Article

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