Prospective evaluation of an emergency medical services-administered alternative transport protocol

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 432-436

  Knapp, Barry J ^a   Tsuchitani, Sara N ^a   Sheele, Jonathan M ^a,b   Prince, Jennifer ^a   Powers, James ^a,c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative transport; EMS; Prehospital; Taxi; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149093955     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120902935256     Document Type: Article

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