Improvement in the emergency splinting of fractures after a simple educational exercise

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 754-756

  Miller, Nicholas J K ^a,b   Wong, Wicky C F ^a   Ryan, Damien P ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Emergency treatment; Fractures; Radiography; Splints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG BONE; LONG BONE FRACTURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPLINT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EDUCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; MEDICAL STAFF; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPLINTS;

EID: 33644674763     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03521.x     Document Type: Article

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