Iranian EMS system.
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Trauma Research Center, Department of Anesthesia, Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran We read with interest the article ‘‘Emergency Nursing Staff Dispatch: Sensitivity and Specificity in Detecting Prehospital Need for Physician Intervention During Ambulance Transport in Rovigo Emergency Ambulance Service, Italy’’ by Leopardi and Sommacampagna. Regarding the Iranian EMS system; several points merit mention:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Prehospital and disaster medicine
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014