Evidence-based performance measures for emergency medical services systems: A model for expanded EMS benchmarking

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-151

  Myers, J Brent ^a   Slovis, Corey M ^a   Eckstein, Marc ^a   Goodloe, Jeffrey M ^a   Isaacs, S Marshal ^a   Loflin, James R ^a   Mechem, C Crawford ^a   Richmond, Neal J ^a   Pepe, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Emergency medical services; Evidence based medicine; Paramedics; Performance improvement; Pulmonary edema; Quality assurance; Status epilepticus; STEMI, acute myocardial syndrome

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSPASM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EDEMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41649120155     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120801903793     Document Type: Review

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