Title :
A preliminary computerized study of prehospital care
Author :
Ortiz, Mt ; Kenny, J.F. ; Ortiz, V. ; Benson, S.
Author_Institution :
Kingsborough Comm. Coll., Brooklyn, NY, USA
Abstract :
This computerized preliminary 6 month study of 144 Prehospital Care Reports (PCRs) is aimed at improving the prehospital care provided by a volunteer ambulance squad. Information on the 3 most common medications reported on the PCRs and the most frequent geographic response locations was extracted from the data and distributed to squad members to aid them in improving care provided
Keywords :
health care; 144 Prehospital Care Reports; 6 month study; geographic response locations; medications; prehospital care; preliminary computerized study; squad members; volunteer ambulance squad; Data mining; Delay; Drugs; Medical services; Medical treatment; Personnel; Quality management; Relational databases;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415495
