Roadside medical care in Cambridgeshire.
The Mid-Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service (MAGPAS), established in 1972 to provide medical care at accident sites before the arrival of the ambulance and to assist ambulance crews with the severely injured, is discussed. Analysis of accident report forms returned by MAGPAS doctors is given.
D000059:Accidents; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce