The experience of Teesside helicopter emergency services: Doctors do not prolong prehospital on-scene times

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-62

  Dissmann, P D ^a   Le Clerc, S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENCE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 33846235523     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.038844     Document Type: Article

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