Safe access/egress system for emergency ambulances

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-205

  Jones, A ^a   Hignett, S ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIALS HANDLING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AMBULANCES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 34147101700     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.041707     Document Type: Article

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