Handling of drug-related emergencies: An evaluation of emergency medical dispatch

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Tonje, Lorem ^a,b,c   Elisabeth, Saether ^c   Lars, Wik ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dispatch; Drug abuse; Emergency medical services; Health personnel attitudes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; STANDARD;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NORWAY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 65849471825     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283036e47     Document Type: Article

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