Introduction of a prehospital critical incident monitoring system - Pilot project results

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-160

  Stella, Julian ^a   Davis, Anna ^a   Jennings, Paul ^b   Bartley, Bruce ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Metropolitan Ambulance Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

ambulance; medical error; quality assurance; risk management; trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SAFETY; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953696945     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005781     Document Type: Review

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