Operators' experiences of emergency calls

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 290-297

  Forslund, Kerstin ^a,b   Kihlgren, Annica ^a,c   Kihlgren, Mona ^a,c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OPERATOR; PHENOMENOLOGY; REVIEW; SKILL;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 7044220346     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633042026323     Document Type: Review

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