Anaphylaxis knowledge among paramedics: Results of a national survey

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 527-534

  Jacobsen, Ryan C ^a   Toy, Serkan ^b   Bonham, Aaron J ^c   Salomone, J A ^a   Ruthstrom, Jacob ^a   Gratton, Matthew ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Biomedical and Health Informatics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Emergency medical technician; Epinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANAPHYLAXIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPINEPHRINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865778068     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.689931     Document Type: Review

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