The impact of prehospital instant photography of motor vehicle crashes on receiving physician perception

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 76-79

  Dickinson, Edward T ^a   O'Connor, Robert E ^b   Krett, Richard D ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c New Castle County Division of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

costs; emergency medical services; instant photography; motor vehicle crashes; physician perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; DELAWARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0031108141     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129708958792     Document Type: Article

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