Utilizing paramedics for in-patient critical care surge capacity
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Utilizing paramedics for in-patient critical care surge capacity.
INTRODUCTION While many hospitals have developed preliminary emergency department and in-patient surge plans, the ability to surge is often limited by critical resources. The resource which is often the most limited is usually the human resource and within this category the limiting factor is almost universally nursing. As a result, nursing shortages can result in an inability of a hospital or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Disaster Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1932-149X,1932-149X
DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2010.0020