EMS relocation in a rural area using a geographic information system can improve response time to motor vehicle crashes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1023-1026

  Gonzalez, Richard P ^a,b   Cummings, Glenn R ^b   Harlan, Shanna M ^b   Mulekar, Maduri S ^b   Rodning, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services relocation; Geographical information system software; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE RELOCATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALABAMA; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054037228     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318230f6f0     Document Type: Article

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