Mobile phones, in combination with a computer locator system, improve the response times of emergency medical services in central London

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Gossage, J A ^a   Frith, D P ^a   Carrell, T W G ^a   Damiani, M ^b   Terris, J ^a   Burnand, Kevin G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency; Locator; Mobile; Phone; Response; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILE PHONE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AMBULANCES; CELLULAR PHONE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LONDON; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41349117637     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X242079     Document Type: Article

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