Effect of basic prehospital trauma life support program on cognitive and trauma management skills

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1192-1196

  Ali, Jameel ^a   Adam, Rasheed ^a   Josa, David ^a   Pierre, Ian ^b   Bedsaysie, Henry ^a   West, Undine ^a   Winn, Jennifer ^a   Ali, Ernest ^b   Haynes, Beresford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRAUMATOLOGY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031792329     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900543     Document Type: Conference Paper

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