%0 Journal Article %T Research utilization barriers for emergency medical technicians in Saudi Arabia %A Abdulmajeed M Almobrad %A Adel S Bashatah %A Anas A Khan %A Bronwyn Beovich %A Osama A Samarkandi %J Archive of "Advances in Medical Education and Practice". %D 2018 %R 10.2147/AMEP.S150604 %X Translation of research findings into clinical practice has potential to improve health care procedures, increase patient safety, and improve patient outcomes. However, low levels of evidence utilization in clinical practice have been widely reported. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this is also the case for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to examine the barriers to the utilization of research findings within this cohort %K emergency medical technician %K paramedic %K Saudi Arabia %K research utilization %K evidence-based practice %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054322/