International EMS systems in South Africa - Past, present, and future

Resuscitation

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-148

  MacFarlane, Campbell ^a   Van Loggerenberg, Charl ^b   Kloeck, Walter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Emergency Med Management Consultant   (South Africa)

^c Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ambulance response times; Emergency departments; Emergency medicine; Emergency training; EMS; Pre hospital care

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 12944304140     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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