Claims against a paramedic ambulance service: A ten-year experience

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 999-1002

  Colwell, Christopher B ^a   Pons, Peter ^a   Blanchet, Jacques H ^a   Mangino, Carl ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b City Attorney   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulance accidents; Claims; EMS; Litigation; Paramedic liability; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AMBULANCES; COLORADO; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032705045     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00131-6     Document Type: Article

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