Better trauma care. How Maryland does it

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-89

  Wish, John R ^a,d   Long III, William B ^b   Edlich, Richard F ^b,c  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

"Golden hour"; Dr. R Adams Cowley; Helicopter; Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers; Maryland State Police Aviation Division; Nurse; State trooper; System communications (SYSCOM) center; Trauma surgeon; Trooper medic

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AMBULANCE CARS; FIRE PROTECTION; HELICOPTERS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS); EMERGENCY RESCUE; MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM (MIESS); SYSTEM COMMUNICATION (SYSCOM);

HEALTH CARE;

AVIATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELICOPTER; INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIRES; FIRST AID; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13544258999     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v15.i1.90     Document Type: Review

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