Innovations in emergency medical services systems.
This article roughly follows the chronology of an EMS call and discusses innovations in prehospital care, including epidemiology and prevention; precall management (system status management and flexible response); intervention during the call (emergency medicine dispatch); finding the scene; and communications.
Hauswald
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University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
Drake
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D003201:Computers; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D014481:United States