Competence in performing emergency skills: How good do doctors really think they are?

摘要

IntroductionDespite the differences in exposure and experience in dealing with medical emergencies, all doctors should nevertheless be competent to assist a patient in need of resuscitation. The objective of this study was to describe the level of self-assessed emergency skill competence that specialist trainees in various disciplines possessed as well as to identify factors that may have contributed to their level of self-perceived competence.