New paradigm for protection: The emergency ambulance services in the time of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 304-307

  Lateef, Fatimah ^a   Lim, Swee Han ^a   Tan, Eng Hoe ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Singapore Civil Defence Force   (Singapore)

Author keywords

emergency ambulance services; paramedics; personal protective equipment; severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 3042764161     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prehos.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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