Criteria-based emergency medical dispatch of ambulances fulfils goals

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Andersen, Mikkel Strømgaard ^a,b   Carlsen, Helge Præstgaard ^a   Christensen, Erika Frischknecht ^a,b  

^a Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre Prehospital   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESPONSE TIME; SURVIVAL;

EID: 83455211871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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