Impact of the European paediatric life support course on knowledge of resuscitation guidelines among Austrian emergency care providers

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 434-441

  Schebesta, K ^a,b   Rossler B ^a,b   Kimberger, O ^a   Hupfl M ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Austrian Resuscitation Council   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Child; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; AUSTRIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84859402931     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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