An Emergency Medical Services Transfer Authorization Center in Response to the Toronto Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-231

  MacDonald, Russell D ^a,b,d   Farr, Bruce ^c   Neill, Michael ^c   Loch, John ^c   Sawadsky, Bruce ^a,b   Mazza, Chris ^a,b   Daya, Karim ^c   Olynyk, Chris ^c   Chad, Sandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Toronto Emergency Medical Services   (Canada)

^d Ont Air Ambulance Base Hosp Prog   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication systems; Emergency medical services; Iatrogenic disease; Risk management; SARS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 16544366602     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prehos.2003.12.015     Document Type: Article

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