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.
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Barnaby C. Thwaites, Locum Consultant Physician, Bedford General Hospital, Bedford
Sambasivan Shankar, Consultant in Accident and Emergency, Bedford General Hospital, Bedford.
David Niblett, Consultant Anaesthetist, Bedford General Hospital, Bedford.
Jeremy Saunders, Consultant Physician, Bedford General Hospital, Bedford.