Issues and Solutions in Introducing Western Systems to the Prehospital Care System in Japan

Issues and Solutions in Introducing Western Systems to the Prehospital Care System in Japan

Objective: This report aims to illustrate the history and current status of Japanese emergency medical services (EMS), including development of the specialty and characteristics adapted from the U.S. and European models. In addition, recommendations are made for improvement of the current systems.Me...

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Main Authors: Suzuki, Tetsuji, Nishida, Masamichi, Suzuki, Yuriko, Kobayashi, Kunio, Mahadevan, S. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2008-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
prehospital care
Japan
paramedic
international cooperation
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4c3699wn

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