A comparison of an innovative four-hour EMT-D course with a 'standard' ten-hour course.


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Output typeJournal article

Author listBradley, Sokolow, Wright, McCullough

PublisherElsevier

Publication year1988

JournalAnnals of Emergency Medicine (0196-0644)

Volume number17

Issue number6

Start page613

End page9

Number of pages-603

ISSN0196-0644

LanguagesEnglish-Great Britain (EN-GB)


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Abstract

A study was conducted to determine if a four-hour emergency medical technician-defibrillation (EMT-D) course could produce student skills equivalent to a "standard" ten-hour EMT-D course. Two matched groups of EMTs were established, one of which was instructed by a four-hour course (study group) while the other (control group) entered a "standard" ten-hour course. On both written and practical testing, one week and 18 months after the completion of the course, the study group was comparable to the control group. These results indicate that the more cost-effective four-hour course can be used, thus encouraging the widespread availability of cardiac defibrillation by EMTs.


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