Education of future paramedics - variation in level of experience when entering paramedic training. A quantitative pilot study
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Background After three years of employment an ambulance technician (AT) can start paramedic education. The period of three years is dictated by law and does not include any benchmarking of individual skills or number of cases handled. The aim of this study is to investigate if there are major differences in levels of experience for ATs, focusing on numbers of patients handled, drug administrations, use of skills, and patient categories as variables.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015