The efficacy of pediatric advanced life support training in emergency medical service providers

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 508-512

  Baker, Troy W ^a,c   King, Wilson ^a   Soto, Wendy ^a   Asher, Cindy ^b   Stolfi, Adrienne ^a   Rowin, Mark E ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical service; Intubation; Pediatric advanced life support; Resuscitation; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESUSCITATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAOSSEOUS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549118751     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181b0a0da     Document Type: Article

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