A Randomized, Prospective, Multisite Comparison of Pediatric Prehospital Training Methods

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-100

  Sanddal, Nels D ^a   Sanddal, Teri L ^a   Pullum, Jeri D ^a   Altenhofen, Katrina B ^a,b   Werner, Susan M ^c   Mayberry, James ^d   Rushton, D Breck ^e   Dawson, Drew E ^c  

^a Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation   (United States)

^b Iowa Emergency Med Serv Children   (United States)

^c MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d Wyoming Off of Emergency Med Serv   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prehospital; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPACT DISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CD-ROM; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242293804     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000113878.10140.36     Document Type: Article

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