Multivariate analysis of successful intravenous line placement in the prehospital setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-50

  Frisch, Adam ^a   Cammarata, Shayla ^a   Mosesso, Vincent N ^a   Martin Gill, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allied health personnel; emergency medical services; intravenous catheter size; intravenous line placement; peripheral catheterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870514811     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.710717     Document Type: Article

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