Response times by the police and ambulance services at motor vehicle crashes in the West Mercia region

A Leaman; T Nutbeam

doi:10.1177/1460408617700674

Response times by the police and ambulance services at motor vehicle crashes in the West Mercia region

A Leaman
, T Nutbeam

School of Health Professions

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Abstract

The relative response times of the ambulance and police services at serious motor vehicle crashes in the West Mercia region of the UK are reported. The police often arrive before the ambulance service. The types of immediate medical care which the police and other non-medical responders might administer are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	255-257
Number of pages	0
Journal	Trauma
Volume	20
Issue number	4
Early online date	29 Mar 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1460408617700674
Publication status	Published - Oct 2018

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