Guidelines based on fear of type II (false-negative) errors. Why we dropped the pulse check for lay rescuers

Resuscitation. 2000 Aug 23;46(1-3):439-42. doi: 10.1016/s0300-9572(00)00302-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Editorial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / standards*
  • Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control*
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Heart Arrest / diagnosis
  • Heart Arrest / therapy
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Pulse*
  • Volunteers*