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Ambulance safety

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Brian MaguireBrian Maguire
Ambulance crashes and the resulting injuries, fatalities, and liability have elevated the discussion of ambulance safety to an urgent level. This chapter includes an introduction to the issue and an exploration of the factors related to crashes, and concludes with recommendations for ways in which EMS professionals, medical directors, and agency administrators can help mitigate this serious problem.

History

Editor

Cone DC; Brice JH; Delbridge TR; Myers JB

Parent Title

Emergency medical services : clinical practice and systems oversight, volume two

Start Page

222

End Page

230

Number of Pages

9

ISBN-13

9781118865309

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Place of Publication

United Kingdom

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Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

School of Medical and Applied Sciences (2013- ); TBA Research Institute;

Era Eligible

  • No

Edition

2nd

Number of Chapters

100

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    Keywords

    Health Protection and/or Disaster ResponseEmergency MedicinePublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classifiedHealth Care Administration

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    CQUniversity General 1.0

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