Performance of a system to determine EMS dispatch priorities

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 388-390

  Palumbo, Liz ^a,b   Kubincanek, John ^a,b   Emerman, Charles ^a,b   Jouriles, Nick ^a,b   Cydulka, Rita ^a,b   Shade, Bruce ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cleveland Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

911; dispatch; EMS; Triage

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029954066     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90056-X     Document Type: Article

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