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Privatisation of ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe – a growing threat? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper examines the extent of privatisation in the ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe, and the companies ...
Lethbridge, Jane
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Anytime Cognition: An information agent for emergency response [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Planning under pressure in time-constrained environments while relying on uncertain information is a challenging task. This is particularly true for planning the response during an ongoing disaster in a urban area, be that a natural one, or a deliberate ...
Chakraborty, Nilanjan   +5 more
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Improving preparedness for time critical prehospital care: a descriptive study of the first responder system in Central Norway

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background First responders exist in several countries and have been a prehospital emergency medical resource in Norwegian municipalities since 2010. However, the Norwegian system has not yet been studied.
Andreas Lindeman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Favourable cost-benefit in an early defibrillation program using dual dispatch of ambulance and fire services in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest [PDF]

open access: yes
Aims: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is fatal without treatment and time to defibrillation is an extremely important factor in relation to survival.
Hollenberg, Jacob   +3 more
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yes
Rapid population growth challenges the ability of local government to keep pace with increasing and changing demand for public services. These challenges may be physical or organizational in nature.
Harvey, Lynn R., Shields, William H.
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Preventable deaths following emergency medical dispatch--an audit study. [PDF]

open access: yesScand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2014
Andersen MS   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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