PMID: 3773804Nov 17, 1986Paper

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills of hospital medical and nursing staff members

The Medical Journal of Australia
C R Goucke, G J Dobb

Abstract

The cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills of 160 staff members at a large metropolitan teaching hospital were assessed by a multiple choice questionnaire and a practical test of basic life support skills on a manikin. Medical staff members performed significantly better than did nurses in the multiple choice test, but significantly worse in the practical test; 48 (60%) of 80 nurses and only 26 (32.5%) of 80 doctors passed the practical test. Training in resuscitation by the St John Ambulance Association as a medical student may have improved the basic life support skills of doctors but there is clearly a need for continued revision and assessment of resuscitation skills.

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Nov 19, 2003·Circulation·Douglas A ChamberlainUNKNOWN Consejo Latino-Americano de Resusucitación
Oct 29, 2003·Resuscitation·Douglas A ChamberlainUNKNOWN Consejo Latino-Americano de Resuscitación

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