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Predictors of ambulance transport to first health facility among injured patients in southern Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Injuries account for about 13% of all registered deaths in Sri Lanka and are the leading cause of admission to public hospitals. Prehospital trauma care is new to Sri Lanka, and in 2016, a free ambulance service was launched in the Western and Southern provinces. OBJECTIVE: The aim of th...

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Autores principales: Reynolds, Lindy M., De Silva, Vijitha, Clancy, Shayna, Joiner, Anjni, Staton, Catherine A., Østbye, Truls
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8232418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34170960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253410