Study of early warning of accident and emergency departments by ambulance services

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-341

  Harrison, J F ^b   Cooke, Matthew W ^a  

^a Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulance; Communication; Pre hospital care; Trauma team

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; TIME;

EID: 0032873152     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.5.339     Document Type: Article

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