Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Norway: Do They Matter?
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Do emergency medical system response times matter for health outcomes?
The introduction of technology aimed at reducing the response times of emergency medical services has been one of the principal innovations in crisis care over the last several decades. These substantial investments have typically been justified by an assumed link between shorter response times and improved health outcomes. However, current medical research does not generally show a relationshi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Air Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1067-991X
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2014.11.003