Addressing prehospital patient safety using the science of injury prevention and control.

Zachary F Meisel; Stephen Hargarten; Jon Vernick

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Addressing prehospital patient safety using the science of injury prevention and control.

November 5, 2008

Meisel ZF, Hargarten S, Vernick J. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2008;12(4):411-6.

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This commentary discusses patient safety in emergency medical services (EMS) and illustrates how injury prevention methodologies can help improve safety.

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