Designing emergency ambulances for the 21st century

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-140

  Hignett, S ^a   Crumpton, E ^a   Coleman, R ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULANCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 61749094737     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.056580     Document Type: Article

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