The perceived importance of paramedic skills and the emphasis they receive during EMS education programs

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-268

  Pollock, M Jane ^a   Brown, Lawrence H ^a   Dunn, Kathleen A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; emergency medical services; paramedic skills; perceptions; prehospital skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031244507     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129708958821     Document Type: Article

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