Teamwork in emergency medical services

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 149-153

  Williams, Kenneth A ^a   Rose, William D ^b   Simon, Robert ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Air medical; Crew coordination; Emergency; EMS; Error; Performance improvement; Quality improvement; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AIR AMBULANCES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033212113     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(99)90028-7     Document Type: Article

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