Retention, learning by doing, and performance in emergency medical services

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 902-925

  David, Guy ^a   Brachet, Tanguy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Learning by doing; Volume outcome

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FALLING; GUNSHOT INJURY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; STAB WOUND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 65649120061     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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