A comparison of ems continuing education for paramedics in the united states

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 292-295

  Herman, Linda L ^a,d   Willoughby, Paula J ^a,b,c   Koenigsberg, Max D ^a,b   Ward, Sharon ^b   McDonald, Cary C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Physio Control Emergency Medical Services Fellow 1995 1996   (United States)

^d EMS Fellow 1990 1991   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing education; EMS systems; Medical director; Paramedic; Recertification; Survey; Testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030256694     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00043156     Document Type: Article

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