Patient safety in emergency medical services: a systematic review of the literature.

Blair L. Bigham; Jason E. Buick; Steven C. Brooks; Merideth Morrison; Kaveh G. Shojania; Laurie J. Morrison

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Patient safety in emergency medical services: a systematic review of the literature.

December 21, 2011

Bigham BL, Buick JE, Brooks SC, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16(1):20-35.

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This systematic review found that the literature base on patient safety issues in prehospital care is still quite small, limiting emergency medical services providers' ability to identify and address systematic problems in care.

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