Investigation of paramedics' compliance with clinical practice guidelines for the management of chest pain

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-155

  Figgis, Ken ^a   Slevin, Oliver ^b   Cunningham, J Brian ^b  

^a MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; THORAX PAIN; URBAN POPULATION;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 76749147327     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.064816     Document Type: Article

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