Maryland State Police Aviation Division. A model emergency medical system for our nation

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 401-413

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,c   Wish, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Aerospatiale AS365N Dauphin; Dr. R Adams Cowley; Helicopter; Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers; Maryland State Police Aviation Division; R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; Regional burn center; State trooper; Trooper medic

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AVIATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; ROTORS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AIR MEDICAL SERVICES (ADAMS); ATLAS AND DATABASE OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES (ADAMS); MARYLAND STATE POLICE AVIATION DIVISION;

HEALTH CARE;

AMBULANCE; AVIATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FIRST AID; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; LAW; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AIR AMBULANCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARYLAND; OREGON; POLICE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 6344227993     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v14.i5.60     Document Type: Review

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