Recommended guidelines for reporting on emergency medical dispatch when conducting research in emergency medicine: The Utstein style

Resuscitation

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-197

  Castren M ^a   Karlsten, R ^b   Lippert, F ^c   Christensen, E F ^d   Bovim, E ^e   Kvam, A M ^f   Robertson Steel, I ^g   Overton, J ^h   Kraft, T ⁱ   Engerstrom, L ^j   Garcia Castrill Riego, L ^k  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Capital Region of Denmark   (Denmark)

^d Central Denmark Region   (Denmark)

^e National Centre on Emergency Communication in Health   (Norway)

^f Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

^g West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^h Richmond Ambulance Authority   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^j SOS Alarm ^*  (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Dispatching; Emergency medical communication centres; Emergency medical dispatching; EMS; Reporting; Utstein

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 54349127542     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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