From research to the road: The development of EMS

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 28-31

  Domeier, Robert ^a   Scott, Philip ^b   Wagner, Christopher ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLACEBO;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOLOGY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COOPERATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG APPROVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042688562     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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