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SUBMITTER: Nakao S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992505 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakao Shunichiro S Katayama Yusuke Y Kitamura Tetsuhisa T Hirose Tomoya T Sado Junya J Ishida Kenichiro K Tachino Jotaro J Umemura Yutaka Y Kiguchi Takeyuki T Matsuyama Tasuku T Kiyohara Kosuke K Shimazu Takeshi T
Acute medicine & surgery 20200130 1
<h4>Aim</h4>The aim of our study is to describe the characteristics of patients who use emergency medical services (EMS), EMS performance, and regional variations in Japan.<h4>Methods</h4>We undertook a nationwide, population-based, descriptive review of anonymized ambulance transport records obtained from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency in Japan. All emergency patients transported to emergency medical institutions by EMS personnel from January to December 2016 were enrolled in this stud ...[more]