title: Can consultants resuscitate?
abstract: Twenty-four of 53 hospital consultants responded to an offer to attend a resuscitation training course. Fourteen of them had never had resuscitation training. Their performance of basic life-support was assessed before and after training according to the Resuscitation Council UK recommendations. Their initial performance of basic life-support on a manikin was extremely poor. One hour of training and practice resulted in statistically significant improvements.
authors.affiliation: Bedford General Hospital.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Thwaites
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Niblett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003253:Consultants; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom