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Assessing practical skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
This paper aims to analyze agreement in the assessment of external chest compressions (ECC) by 3 human raters and dedicated feedback software.While 54 volunteer health workers (medical transport technicians), trained and experienced in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), performed a complete sequence of basic CPR maneuvers on a manikin incorporating feedback software (Laerdal PC v 4.2.1 Skill ...
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Introduction The aim of this literature review is to examine and present a synthesis of the existing literature on factors influencing health care professionals’ retention of CPR skills. Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function and is caused when the heart’s electrical system malfunctions. Death occurs within minutes after the heart stops (Ornato & Becker, 2010). Cardiopulmonary Resu...
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BACKGROUND In Botswana nurses provide most health care in the primary, secondary and tertiary level clinics and hospitals. Trauma and medical emergencies are on the increase, and nurses should have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge and skills in order to be able to implement effective interventions in cardiac arrest situations. OBJECTIVE The objective of this descriptive study was...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6784.1081-c