Prehospital interventions in children

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-183

  Reisdorff, Earl J ^a   Howell, Keith A ^a   Saul, Jenna ^a   Williams, Brent ^b   Thakur, Ranjan K ^a   Shah, Chetan ^a  

^a Emergency Medicine Grand Rapids Medical Education And Research Center   (United States)

^b Tri County Emergency Medical Control Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

children; EMS; pediatric; prehospital; procedures; skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MICHIGAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032114107     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129808958868     Document Type: Article

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