Teaching and learning in medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of acute stress on resident performance during simulated resuscitation episodes: a prospective randomized cross-over study.
Medical trainees have identified stress as an important contributor to their medical errors in acute care environments. ⋯ Residents exposed to simulated resuscitation scenarios experienced significant stress responses irrespective of the presence of acute stressors during these scenarios. This anticipatory stressful response could impact on resident learning and performance and should be further explored.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of basic life support instruction in physical education students--a pilot study.
According to the literature, 40% of injuries affecting school-age children are sports related. The role of physical education students, as future teachers, seems to be of high importance in terms of protecting children's safety during sports classes. ⋯ Students of both intervention groups improved their BLS knowledge after the training. Teaching methods used in the current study seemed to be ineffective in terms of practical CPR skills. Access to greater number of modern manikins should improve the BLS training in physical education students. Moreover, permanent consultation on instructional methods with emergency medicine experts is recommended for university teachers.