A job task analysis to describe the physical demands of specialist paramedic roles in the National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU).
BACKGROUND: The National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU) works on behalf of each National Health Service (NHS) Ambulance Trust in England to strengthen national resilience and improve patient outcome in challenging pre-hospital scenarios. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a Job Task Analysis and describe the p...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 547 - 558 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2019
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