Paramedics' non-technical skills: A literature review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 350-354

  Shields, Allan ^a   Flin, Rhona ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INJURY; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; TEAMWORK;

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84877612566     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201422     Document Type: Review

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