An emergency medical services transfer authorization center in response to the Toronto severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak*1
- 2 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Prehospital Emergency Care
- Vol. 8 (2) , 223-231
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prehos.2003.12.015
Abstract
To describe the rapid development and implementation of an innovative emergency medical services (EMS) command, control, and tracking system to mitigate the risk of iatrogenic spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) among health care facilities, health care workers, and patients in Ontario, Canada, as a result of interfacility patient transfers.Keywords
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