Effect of transport team interventions on stabilization time in neonatal and pediatric interfacility transports

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 244-247

  Chen, Patrick ^a   Macnab, Andrew J ^a,b   Sun, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD GAS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29444449885     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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