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The Association between EMS Workplace Safety Culture and Safety Outcomes

Matthew D. WeaverFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (MDW, DJP), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama; and the National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare (RJF), Washington, DC
, MPH, NREMT-P,
Henry E. WangFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (MDW, DJP), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama; and the National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare (RJF), Washington, DC
, MD, MS,
Rollin J. FairbanksFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (MDW, DJP), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama; and the National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare (RJF), Washington, DC
, MD, MS &
Daniel PattersonFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (MDW, DJP), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (HEW), Birmingham, Alabama; and the National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare (RJF), Washington, DCCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD, EMT-B
Pages 43-52 | Received 05 Jul 2011, Accepted 25 Jul 2011, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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