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Every Second Counts : Saving Lives with India's Emergency Response System /

How a public-private partnership led to the largest emergency response system in the world. Emergency medical response systems are a critical component of any nation's healthcare system. Minutes or even seconds can mean the difference between life or death. Every Second Counts tells the inspiri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haseltine, William A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface : role of emergency response systems in universal health care coverage
  • Introduction : why a book on the Emergency Management and Research Institute?
  • Changing the face of emergency services in India
  • The dream behind the dream
  • The dream comes true
  • The process : moments of truth
  • Integration with the police and fire departments
  • Specialized ambulance services : childbirth and cardiac emergencies
  • Health management and research institute
  • The role and support of the government
  • Research, part 1 : operations and systems research
  • Research, part 2 : medical education and clinical research
  • Expansion and future challenges
  • Impact and evaluation
  • Global lessons.