Variation in emergency medical services workplace safety culture

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-460

  Patterson, P Daniel ^a   Huang, David T ^a   Fairbanks, Rollin J ^c   Simeone, Scott ^a   Weaver, Matthew ^a   Wang, Henry E ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMS; Prehospital; Safety culture; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956370481     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.497900     Document Type: Article

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