Dealing with office emergencies. Stepwise approach for family physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 48, Issue SEPT., 2002, Pages 1464-1472

  Sempowski, Ian P ^a   Brison, Robert J ^a  

^a Centre for Family Medicine Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DENTISTRY; DERMATOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PUBLICATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANAPHYLAXIS; CANADA; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036750814     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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