Training paramedics in focussed echo in life support

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 430-435

  Booth, Katherine L ^a   Reed, Matthew J ^a,b   Brady, Shirin ^b   Cranfield, Kristina R ^b   Kishen, Ravin ^b   Letham, Katy ^b   McAlpine, Graeme ^b   Murray, Douglas B ^b   Wilson, Emma Beth ^b   Wilson, Mike ^b   Short, Steven ^b   Clegg, Gareth R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Echo in life support; Emergency department; Prehospital medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FOCUSED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN LIFE SUPPORT; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; SKILL; VOLUNTEER; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947043346     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000246     Document Type: Article

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