Decrease in medical command errors with use of a "standing orders" protocol system

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 279-283

  Holliman, C James ^a,b   Wuerz, Richard C ^a,b   Meador, Steven A ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US HealthTec Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

medical command; Prehospital care; protocol; standing orders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMAN; PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0028334857     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-6757(94)90138-4     Document Type: Article

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