Emergency Medical Vehicle Collisions and Potential for Preventive Intervention

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-184

  Custalow, Catherine B ^a,c   Gravitz, Craig S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol intoxication; Collision mechanism; Emergency medical vehicle collisions; Injury prevention; Motor vehicle collisions; Warning lights and sirens

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DEATH; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544371099     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3127(03)00279-X     Document Type: Article

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