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International EMS

Assessment of the Status of Prehospital Care in 13 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Katie NielsenFrom Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.
, MD,
Charles MockFrom Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.;From Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Manjul JoshipuraFrom Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.
, MBBS,
Andres M. RubianoFrom Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.
, MD, MPH,
Ahmed ZakariahFrom Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.
, MD, MPM, EMBA, MPhil &
Frederick RivaraFrom Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington (KN, CM, FR), Seattle, Washington; the Academy of Traumatology (India) (MJ), Ahmedebad, Gujarat, India; the Emergency and Critical Care Units, Neiva University Hospital/South Colombia University (AMR), Neiva (Huila), Colombia; and the National Ambulance Service, Ministry of Health (AZ), Accra, Ghana.
, MD, MPH
Pages 381-389 | Received 29 Nov 2011, Accepted 29 Dec 2011, Published online: 10 Apr 2012

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