Knowledge translation in emergency medical services: A qualitative survey of barriers to guideline implementation

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 836-840

  Bigham, Blair L ^a   Aufderheide, Tom P ^b   Davis, Daniel P ^c   Powell, Judy ^d   Donn, Stuart ^e   Suffoletto, Brian ^f   Nafziger, Sarah ^g   Stouffer, John ^h   Morrison, Laurie J ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e British Columbia Ambulance Service   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^h Gresham Fire and Emergency Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953722725     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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