Safety and quality in medical transport systems : creating an effective culture / edited by John W. Overton, Jr. and Eileen Frazer.
You can attribute most helicopter EMS (emergency medical service) accidents and many ground ambulance accidents to human factors and systems designs that lead to poor decision-making. Management commitment is vital to maintain a culture that supports risk assessment, accountability, professionalism...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
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| Summary: | You can attribute most helicopter EMS (emergency medical service) accidents and many ground ambulance accidents to human factors and systems designs that lead to poor decision-making. Management commitment is vital to maintain a culture that supports risk assessment, accountability, professionalism and organizational dynamics. This volume by The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) addresses this need. It offers insights and solutions that can be used by EMS, Fire and Rescue, public and private services, and professional emergency and transport professionals worldwi. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed Dec. 4, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 362 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409435419 1409435415 9781409471981 1409471985 |