Utilization of warning lights and siren based on hospital time-critical interventions

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-339

  Marques Baptista, Andreia ^a   Ohman Strickland, Pamela ^b   Baldino, Kimberly T ^c   Prasto, Michael ^c   Merlin, Mark A ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

accidents; ambulance; emergency; lights; prehospital; siren

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; NOISE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LIGHTING; NOISE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 78049504113     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000830X     Document Type: Article

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