The development and evaluation of a paramedic-staffed mobile intensive care unit for interfacility patient transport

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-43

  Domeier, Robert M ^a   Hill, James D ^b   Simpson, Roger D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Quality Assurance Coordinator Huron Valley Ambulance   (United States)

^c Operations Manager Huron Valley Ambulance   (United States)

Author keywords

APACHE II; emergency medical services; interfacility transfer; medical control; mobile intensive care unit; paramedic; patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; APACHE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AMBULANCES; APACHE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MICHIGAN; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0029689392     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00042321     Document Type: Article

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