Assessing resuscitation skills by video recording.

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 ...

Evaluating the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Emergency Department by Real-Time Video Recording System

OBJECTIVES To compare cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality between manual CPR and miniaturized chest compressor (MCC) CPR. To improve CPR quality through evaluating the quality of our clinical work of resuscitation by real-time video recording system. METHODS The study was a retrospective observational study of adult patients who experienced CPR at the emergency department of Shanghai ...

Assessing vaginal surgical skills using video motion analysis.

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the feasibility of using video motion analysis to quantitate a key step of vaginal hysterectomy and define measurable differences between novice and experienced surgical trainees during vaginal hysterectomy. METHODS Analyses focused on clamping, transecting, and suturing the left uterosacral ligament. Using a cutoff of 25, trainees were grouped as experienced (n=14) a...

Resuscitation by video in northern communities.

OBJECTIVES This paper describes the set-up of a videoconference system to support resuscitation in remote communities and the outcome of the video support. STUDY DESIGN A case study examining the use of videoconferencing to lead life support remotely. METHODS Resuscitations in these communities were led remotely by a physician through videoconferencing. The videoconference unit is set up in...

Resuscitation skills of MRCP candidates.