VIBRATION BASED DISCOMFORT IN AMBULANCE STRETCHER DESIGN
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Ambulance stretcher adverse events.
INTRODUCTION Ambulance personnel use wheeled stretchers for moving patients in the out-of-hospital setting. The nature of adverse events and associated injuries occurring during ambulance stretcher operation was characterised. METHODS Data from the United States Food and Drug Administration's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE) were used. All adverse events invol...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: e-Journal of New World Sciences Academy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1306-3111
DOI: 10.12739/nwsa.2016.11.2.1a0361