Use of emergency medical service transport system in medical patients up to 36 months of age

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-193

  Rosenberg, Norman ^a,b   Knazik, Stephen ^a   Cohen, Sanford ^a   Simpson, Pippa ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Medical Services; Transportation; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STAFF TRAINING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031851947     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199806000-00004     Document Type: Article

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