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Emergency Medical Services Systems Issues: A Delphi Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Jonathan Chin  and
Mark E. Schario
Jonathan Chin*
Affiliation:
Southern Marin Emrgency Medical Paramedic System, Marin County, Calif., USA
Mark E. Schario
Affiliation:
Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Md, USA
*
Administrative Director, Southern Marin Emergency Medical Paramedic System, P.O. Box 1238, Mill Valley, CA 94942
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Abstract

A Delphi survey was conducted to determine the current and future issues facing emergency medical services systems. The information provided by this study can be used by individuals involved in emergency medical services systems for strategic planning and evaluation. The issues identified are categorized and listed by priority. A tiered priority model is utilized to represent the interrelations between these issues. Economics, leadership, research, and human resources are the foremost issues identified in this study. Further detailed analysis and refinement of these issues is recommended for local application. Emergency medical services systems need information to drive the decision-making process.

Type
Original Research
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1992 , pp. 51 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1992

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