Who calls for the ambulance: Implications for decision support. A descriptive study from a swedish dispatch centre

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Karlsten, Rolf ^a   Elowsson, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Dispatching; Emergency; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

AMBULANCES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; SWEDEN; TRIAGE;

EID: 4644285840     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000114640.63700.68     Document Type: Article

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