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Ambulance Diversion and Emergency Department Offload Delay: Resource Document for the National Association of EMS Physicians Position Statement

Derek R. CooneyFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (DRC, HJW), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York;the Department of Emergency Medicine (MGM), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;the Department of Emergency Medicine (AC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;and the Department of Emergency Medicine (BJL, JVN), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, Olathe, KansasCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, EMT-P,
Michael G. MillinFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (DRC, HJW), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York;the Department of Emergency Medicine (MGM), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;the Department of Emergency Medicine (AC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;and the Department of Emergency Medicine (BJL, JVN), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, Olathe, Kansas
, MD, MPH,
Alix CarterFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (DRC, HJW), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York;the Department of Emergency Medicine (MGM), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;the Department of Emergency Medicine (AC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;and the Department of Emergency Medicine (BJL, JVN), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, Olathe, Kansas
, MD, MPH,
Benjamin J. LawnerFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (DRC, HJW), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York;the Department of Emergency Medicine (MGM), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;the Department of Emergency Medicine (AC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;and the Department of Emergency Medicine (BJL, JVN), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, Olathe, Kansas
, DO, EMT-P,
Jose Victor NableFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (DRC, HJW), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York;the Department of Emergency Medicine (MGM), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;the Department of Emergency Medicine (AC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;and the Department of Emergency Medicine (BJL, JVN), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, Olathe, Kansas
, MD, EMT-P &
Harry J. WallusFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (DRC, HJW), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York;the Department of Emergency Medicine (MGM), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;the Department of Emergency Medicine (AC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;and the Department of Emergency Medicine (BJL, JVN), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. From the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, Olathe, Kansas
, DO, MPH
Pages 555-561 | Received 18 Jul 2011, Accepted 25 Jul 2011, Published online: 26 Aug 2011

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