Improvements in prehospital trauma care in an african country with no formal emergency medical services

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-97

  Mock, Charles N ^a   Tiska, Michael ^c   Adu Ampofo, Martin ^b   Boakye, Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing country; Emergency Medical Services (EMS); Injury; Less developed country; Prehospital; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRIVER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; GHANA; HUMAN; INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SPLINTING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIRST AID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GHANA; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036633888     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200207000-00018     Document Type: Article

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