Introduction of non-transport guidelines into an ambulance service: A retrospective review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 727-729

  Gray, James T ^a   Wardrope, J ^b  

^a YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EPILEPSY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIMB INJURY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AMBULANCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34948835685     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.048850     Document Type: Review

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