Emergency medical services in Connecticut

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-226

  Van Gelder, Carin M ^a,c   Frantz, Robert ^b   Bogucki, Sandy ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut; Emergency medical services systems; Medical oversight; States

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AMBULANCE; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; LAW; MEDICARE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AMBULANCES; CONNECTICUT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 26044438294     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120590924861     Document Type: Review

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