Effects of Training Paramedics on Prehospital Stroke Management

Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 165-172

  Eo, Eun Kyung ^a   Ryu, Ji Yeong ^a   Cheon, Young Jin ^a   Jung, Koo Young ^a   Kim, Yong Jae ^a,e   Choi, Gyoung Kyu ^a   Song, Hwa Sik ^b   Yoo, Jin Hyun ^c   Kim, Jin Soo ^d  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Konyang University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Paramedics; Prehospital education; Stroke knowledge

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSARTHRIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRAINING;

EID: 1242308468     PISSN: 09419500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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