Prehospital intravenous line placement assessment in the French emergency system: A prospective study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 594-597

  Minville, V ^a,c   Pianezza, A ^a   Asehnoune, K ^b   Cabardis, S ^a   Smail, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technicians; Infusions intravenous; Nurses; Physicians; Students medical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFUSION SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646509435     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000202     Document Type: Article

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