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Focus on Operations

Transport Rates and Prehospital Intervals for an EMS Telemedicine Intervention

Renoj Varughesea Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York;b Global Medical Response, Inc., Greenwood Village, ColoradoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mitchell Cater-Cykerb Global Medical Response, Inc., Greenwood Village, Colorado
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Rupa Sabbinenic Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
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Sara Siglerc Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
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Sara Champouxc Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
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Mark Gamberc Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
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Susan J. Burnetta Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York;b Global Medical Response, Inc., Greenwood Village, ColoradoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3040-4930
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Gerad Troutmanb Global Medical Response, Inc., Greenwood Village, Colorado;d Center School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences, Lubbock, Texas
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Chan Chuangc Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
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Richard Sandersc Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
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John Dorana Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Nushin Natanelia Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Derek R. Cooneyb Global Medical Response, Inc., Greenwood Village, Colorado;e SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New YorkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8140-3845
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Joshua A. Bloomstonec Envision Healthcare, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee;f College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona;g University College London, London, England;h Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OhioORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5045-4260
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Brian M. Clemencya Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York;b Global Medical Response, Inc., Greenwood Village, ColoradoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7610-3087
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Pages 706-711 | Received 24 May 2023, Accepted 28 Sep 2023, Published online: 27 Oct 2023

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