Increasing utilisation of emergency ambulances
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Increasing utilisation of emergency ambulances.
BACKGROUND Increased ambulance utilisation is closely linked with Emergency Department (ED) attendances. Pressures on hospital systems are widely acknowledged with ED overcrowding reported regularly in the media and peer-reviewed literature. Strains on ambulance services are less well-documented or studied. AIMS To review the literature to determine the trends in utilisation of emergency ambu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Health Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0156-5788
DOI: 10.1071/ah09866