Retrieval medicine: A review and guide for UK practitioners. Part 2: Safety in patient retrieval systems

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 943-947

  Hearns, Stephen ^a   Shirley, P J ^b  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845369963     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.038075     Document Type: Review

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