Rapid response car as a supplement to the helicopter in a physician-based HEMS system

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 588-591

  Nakstad, A R ^a,b   Sorebo H ^a   Heimdal, H J ^a   Strand, T ^a   Sandberg, Må ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air ambulance; Ambulance; Emergency medical service; Prehospital emergency care; Rapid response car

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CAR; COST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE CAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2442620194     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-5172.2004.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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