Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and skill retention in emergency physicians

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently established the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program, which requires physicians to perform quarterly cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill checks. The aim of this study was to determine if timing of last training impacted skill performance of emergency physicians.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 28, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Gillian R. Schmitz, Corey McNeilly, Shelby Hoebee, Erik Blutinger, Jessie Fernandez, Christopher Kang, Sandra Schneider Source Type: research