Pediatric Education and Training of Prehospital Providers: A Critical Analysis

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-120

  Zaveri, Pavan P ^a   Agrawal, Dewesh ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

education; emergency medical services; pediatrics; prehospital care; training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CERTIFICATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESCUE PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33746865605     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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