The Medical Duty Officer: An Attempt to Mitigate the Ambulance At-Hospital Interval

The Medical Duty Officer: An Attempt to Mitigate the Ambulance At-Hospital Interval

Introduction: A lack of coordination between emergency medical services (EMS), emergency departments (ED) and systemwide management has contributed to extended ambulance at-hospital times at local EDs. In an effort to improve communication within the local EMS system, the Baltimore City Fire Departm...

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Main Authors: Megan H. Halliday, Andrew J. Bouland, Benjamin J. Lawner, Angela C. Comer, Daniel C. Ramos, Mark Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
At-hospital
medical duty officer
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6409z1fx

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