Validation of low-acuity emergency medical services dispatch codes

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-433

  Michael, Glen E ^a   Sporer, Karl A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Ambulances; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Dispatch codes; Emergencies; Emergency medical service communication systems; Emergency medical services; Retrospective studies; Risk assessment; Triage; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PULSE OXIMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CALIFORNIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TRIAGE;

EID: 31544464980     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120500255875     Document Type: Article

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