Evaluation of a training curriculum for prehospital trauma ultrasound

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 856-864

  Press, Gregory M ^a   Miller, Sara K ^a   Hassan, Iman A ^a   Blankenship, Robert ^a   Junco, Deborah Del ^b   Camp, Elizabeth ^b   Holcomb, John B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

EFAST; helicopter; prehospital; trauma; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EFAST; HELICOPTER; PREHOSPITAL; TRAUMA; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84888645392     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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