Handbook of Patient Transportation
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media
Published: December 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781841100715
Subjects: Ambulance & rescue services; First aid & paramedical services; Health systems & services; Nursing - Emergency; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services; Nursing - Fundamentals & Skills; Medical / Surgery / General; Transportation
First sentence: Until the early 20th century, ambulance vehicle development was led by the need for the removal of injured soldiers from battlefields, whereas in the past 50 years the increasing requirement to transfer patients is more dependent on the evolution of modern medical technology and on the economics of health care delivery.