Checking for Breathing: Evaluation of the Diagnostic Capability of Emergency Medical Services Personnel, Physicians, Medical Students, and Medical Laypersons

• Published in: Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 720 - 729
• Main Authors: Ruppert, Matthias, Reith, Michael W, Widmann, Jörg H, Lackner, Christian K, Kerkmann, Reinhold, Schweiberer, Leonhard, Peter, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.12.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Apnea - diagnosis; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Competence; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Errors; Emergencies; Emergency and intensive respiratory care; Emergency Medical Services; Germany; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Medical sciences; Physicians - standards; Respiration; Sensitivity and Specificity; Students, Medical; Workforce; Performance evaluation; Human; Professional experience; Respiratory disease; Physician; Checking program; Resident(student); Emergency medical care unit; Respiratory arrest; Clinical investigation; Diagnosis; Technique; Respiratory control; Respiration; Comparative study

Study objective: International guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recommend determination of unconsciousness, breathlessness, and absence of pulse to diagnose cardiorespiratory arrest. Thus far, there have been no scientifically proven data available regarding the quality of assessin...