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- Published on: 30 January 2002
- Published on: 20 August 2001
- Published on: 30 January 2002Examination of resuscitaion skillsShow More
Dear Editor
Lavis et al [1] seek to explain the poor results obtained by candidates undertaking the Bath University diploma in sports and exercise medicine as a failure of the candidate to take the subject seriously. They expect the standard to be comparable to “that required of a candidate completing the same task on an ATLS, PHTLS or ALS course.”
A candidate undertaking any of the above courses, or a...
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None declared. - Published on: 20 August 2001Sports doctors' first aid skillsDear Editor,Show More
I cannot resist the temptation to join the debate on sports doctors’ resuscitation skills [1,2]. The study by Thompson et al [3] suggested that there is a perceived need amongst Sports specialists for first aid skills. However I received no response to my letter concerning this, [4] which indirectly posed the question, ‘should doctors who attend aquatic sports be able to deal with a suspected cervical...
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