Assessment of the value of technician reporting of electrocardiographs in an accident and emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 307-310

  Dudley, M ^a   Channer, K S ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency department; Cardiographers; Electrocardiograph

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0030879567     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.5.307     Document Type: Article

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