Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 248-251 , September 2007

Effectiveness of a challenge-and-respond checklist in ensuring safety behavior compliance by medical team members at a rotor-wing Air Medical Program

  • Michael A. Frakes, APRN, CCNS, CFRN, CCRN, EMTP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Michael A. Frakes, LIFE STAR/Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, P.O. Box 5037, Hartford, CT 06102-5037
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  • Samantha Van Voorhis, RN, CEN, EMTP

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 LIFE STAR/Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

PII: S1067-991X(07)00134-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2007.05.009

Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 248-251 , September 2007

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