Knowledge, attitudes and skills of doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians in pre-hospital care and emergency medicine who accompany patients in ambulances which arrive at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Journal Title: International Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and skills in pre-hospital care and emergency medicine of doctors, nurses and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), who accompanied emergency patients in ambulances?
Authors and Affiliations
Gangadevi Nandasena, Chrishantha Abeysena
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