Hospital-based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point

ISBN-10: 0309102421
ISBN-13: 9780309102421
Category: Emergency medical services, Hospital
Pages: 296
Language: English
Published: 2006

Description

Today our emergency care system faces an epidemic of crowded emergency departments, patients boarding in hallways waiting to be admitted, and daily ambulance diversions. [This title] addresses the difficulty of balancing the roles of hospital-based emergency and trauma care not simply urgent and lifesaving care, but also safety net care for uninsured patients, public health surveillance, disaster preparation, and adjunct care in the face of increasing patient volume and limited resources. This new book considers the multiple aspects to the emergency care system in the United States ...

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