A randomized controlled trial to assess decay in acquired knowledge among paramedics completing a pediatric resuscitation course

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 779-786

  Su, Eustacia ^a,c   Schmidt, Terri A ^a   Mann, N Clay ^a,b   Zechnich, Andrew D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency medical services; EMS; Paramedic; Pediatric; Resuscitation; Skills; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL;

EID: 0033938610     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2000.tb02270.x     Document Type: Article

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