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A randomised control trial to determine if use of the iResus© application on a smart phone improves the performance of an advanced life support provider in a simulated medical emergency
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Low, D., Clark, N., Soar, J., Padkin, A., Stoneham, A., Perkins, Gavin D. and Nolan, J. (2011) A randomised control trial to determine if use of the iResus© application on a smart phone improves the performance of an advanced life support provider in a simulated medical emergency. Anaesthesia (Oxford), Vol.66 (No.4). pp. 255-262. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06649.x ISSN 0003-2409.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06649.x
Abstract
This study sought to determine whether using the Resuscitation Council UK's iResus (c) application on a smart phone improves the performance of doctors trained in advanced life support in a simulated emergency. Thirty-one doctors (advanced life support-trained within the previous 48 months) were recruited. All received identical training using the smart phone and the iResus application. The participants were randomly assigned to a control group (no smart phone) and a test group (access to iResus on smart phone). Both groups were tested using a validated extended cardiac arrest simulation test (CASTest) scoring system. The primary outcome measure was the overall cardiac arrest simulation test score; these were significantly higher in the smart phone group (median (IQR [range]) 84.5 (75.5-92.5 [64-96])) compared with the control group (72 (62-87 [52-95]); p = 0.02). Use of the iResus application significantly improves the performance of an advanced life support-certified doctor during a simulated medical emergency. Further studies are needed to determine if iResus can improve care in the clinical setting.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Anaesthesia (Oxford) | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0003-2409 | ||||
Official Date: | April 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.66 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 255-262 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06649.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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