Emergency medical and health providers' perceptions of key issues in prehospital patient safety.

Lynda Atack; Janet Maher

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Emergency medical and health providers' perceptions of key issues in prehospital patient safety.

March 31, 2010

Atack L, Maher J. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14(1):95-102.

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Interviews with experienced emergency medical services practitioners were used to identify the major patient safety concerns in prehospital emergency care.

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