A comparison of an innovative four-hour EMT-D course with a 'standard' ten-hour course.
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Output type: Journal article
Author list: Bradley, Sokolow, Wright, McCullough
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 1988
Journal: Annals of Emergency Medicine (0196-0644)
Volume number: 17
Issue number: 6
Start page: 613
End page: 9
Number of pages: -603
ISSN: 0196-0644
Languages: English-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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