A strategy to implement and support pre-hospital emergency medical systems in developing, resource-constrained areas of South Africa

Injury

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-38

  Sun, Jared H ^a   Shing, Rachel ^b   Twomey, Michele ^c   Wallis, Lee A ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Emergency responders; Pre hospital emergency care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84889100136     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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