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ArticleJournal of emergencies, trauma, and shock

The 2017 International Joint Working Group White Paper by INDUSEM, the Emergency Medicine Association and the Academic College of Emergency Experts on Establishing Standardized Regulations, Operational Mechanisms, and Accreditation Pathways for Education and Care Provided by the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service Systems in India.

Veronica Sikka, V Gautam, Sagar Galwankar, Randeep Guleria, Stanislaw P Stawicki, Lorenzo Paladino, Vivek Chauhan, Geetha Menon, Vijay Shah, R P Srivastava and 6 more

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Article in Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Veronica SikkaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Veterans Administration Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA.
V GautamDepartment of Trauma and Emergency Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Sagar GalwankarDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Randeep GuleriaDirector and CEO Of AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Stanislaw P StawickiDepartment of Research and Innovation, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lorenzo PaladinoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Vivek ChauhanDepartment of Medicine, Dr. RPGMC Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Geetha MenonScientist D, National Institute of Medical Statistics, ICMR, New Delhi, India.
Vijay ShahDepartment of Forensic Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
R P SrivastavaDepartment of Surgery, Sarvodaya Hospital, Bokaro, Jharkhand, India.
B K RanaFormer Director, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, Quality Council of India, New Delhi, India.
Bipin BatraExecutive Director and CEO National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India.
O P KalraVice Chancellor, Pandit BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
P AggarwalDepartment of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Sanjeev BhoiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
S Vimal KrishnanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INDr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College · INJubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute · INOrlando VA Medical Center · USPandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences · INSt. Luke's University Health Network · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The government of India has done remarkable work on commissioning a government funded prehospital emergency ambulance service in India. This has both public health implications and an economic impact on the nation. With the establishment of these services, there is an acute need for standardization of education and quality assurance regarding prehospital care provided. The International Joint Working Group has been actively involved in designing guidelines and establishing a comprehensive framework for ensuring high-quality education and clinical standards of care for prehospital services in India. This paper provides an independent expert opinion and a proposed framework for general operations and administration of a standardized, national prehospital emergency medical systems program. Program implementation, operational details, and regulations will require close collaboration between key stakeholders, including local, regional, and national governmental agencies of India.

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emergency medical systemsEmergency medicineIndiaprehospital emergency ambulance

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PMID28855780
PMCPMC5566029
OpenAlexW2744193486

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