Paediatric medical emergency calls to a Danish Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre: a retrospective, observational study
Abstract Background Little is known regarding paediatric medical emergency calls to Danish Emergency Medical Dispatch Centres (EMDC). This study aimed to investigate these calls, specifically the medical issues leading to them and the pre-hospital units dispatched to the paediatric emergencies. Meth...
Main Authors: | Kasper Andersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Gitte Jørgensen, Stine Thorhauge Zwisler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0470-1 |
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