%0 Journal Article
%T Drug calculation ability of qualified paramedics: A pilot study
%A Kathryn Eastwood
%A Malcolm J. Boyle
%J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2018.01.006
%X The inability of paramedics to perform accurate calculations may result in a compromise of patient safety which may result from under or over dosing of drugs, incorrect joules for defibrillation, or a major adverse event such as death. The objective of this study was to identify the drug calculation and mathematical ability of qualified operational paramedics
%K Emergency medical technician
%K Education
%K Medication errors
%K Safety management
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717374/