Situation awareness in emergency medical dispatch

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 421-452

  Blandford, Ann ^a   Wong, B L William ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCES; DECISION THEORY; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MILITARY AVIATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH (EMD); SITUATION AWARENESS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 4344646527     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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