Prehospital Systems and Medical Oversight

Emergency services provide care for all types of people and emergencies, and demand strong medical leadership. This book gives medical directors the knowledge to make the emergency service system work. For other professionals who work around the EMS system, it provides information and an insight into the various components of the system. This edition features new chapters on such topics as risk management, ethical issues, and interfacility support, and targets information to nurses and other prehospital providers. Features of this 2nd edition include an annotated bibliography, and an expanded glossary and index. The text is intended for emergency medicine professionals, emergency nurses, paramedics, medical insurance companies, and ambulance service managers.