Does the number of system paramedics affect clinical benchmark thresholds?

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-306

  Vrotsos, Kristin M ^d   Pirrallo, Ronald G ^a,c   Guse, Clare E ^a   Aufderheide, Tom P ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Milwaukee County   (United States)

^c FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Competency; Emergency medical services; Paramedic; Policy; Prehospital care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SKILL; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 46349108909     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802101355     Document Type: Article

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