title: [Organization of prehospital emergency care in Canada: Elements of international and interprovince comparisons].
abstract: Out of a comparative research conducted on the training of first respondents to car crash injuries, this paper identifies four major factors influencing the way in which a country designs its prehospital emergency system. The paper also discusses elements pertaining to the organization of these systems in Canada and presents relevant interprovincial variations.
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche, Université Laval, Québec.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lépine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002170:Canada; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D014943:Global Health; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D011792:Quebec; D014187:Transportation of Patients
vernacular_title: L'organisation des secours préhospitaliers au Canada: éléments de comparaisons internationales et interprovinciales.