The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 43-48 , July 2002

Eight minutes or less: does the ambulance response time guideline impact trauma patient outcome?1

  • Peter T Pons, MD (FACEP)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence Address: Peter T. Pons, MD, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 USA
    • Department of Emergency Medicine and Denver Paramedic Division, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
    • ,
  • Vincent J Markovchick, MD (FACEP)

Received 18 May 2001 ,Revised 11 December 2001 ,Accepted 19 February 2002.

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The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 43-48 , July 2002

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