DocumentCode
2394808
Title
A preliminary computerized study of prehospital care
Author
Ortiz, Mt ; Kenny, J.F. ; Ortiz, V. ; Benson, S.
Author_Institution
Kingsborough Comm. Coll., Brooklyn, NY, USA
fYear
1994
fDate
1994
Firstpage
1406
Abstract
This computerized preliminary 6 month study of 144 Prehospital Care Reports (PCRs) is aimed at improving the prehospital care provided by a volunteer ambulance squad. Information on the 3 most common medications reported on the PCRs and the most frequent geographic response locations was extracted from the data and distributed to squad members to aid them in improving care provided
Keywords
health care; 144 Prehospital Care Reports; 6 month study; geographic response locations; medications; prehospital care; preliminary computerized study; squad members; volunteer ambulance squad; Data mining; Delay; Drugs; Medical services; Medical treatment; Personnel; Quality management; Relational databases;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2050-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415495
Filename
415495
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