A qualitative study of paramedics' attitudes to providing prehospital thrombolysis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 738-741

  Price, L ^a   Keeling, P ^b,d   Brown, G ^c   Hughes, D ^b   Barton, A ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Westcountry Ambulance Services Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALARY; STAFF TRAINING; STROKE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STATE MEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 26944501625     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.025536     Document Type: Article

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