Ambulance stretcher adverse events

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-216

  Wang, H E ^a   Weaver, M D ^a   Abo, B N ^a   Kaliappan, R ^a   Fairbanks, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AMBULANCE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SPRAIN;

AMBULANCES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 66449134515     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.024562     Document Type: Article

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