Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Transportation of Patients

Conveying ill or injured individuals from one place to another.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Conveying ill or injured individuals from one place to another.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Transport of Wounded and Sick
  • Transport, Wounded and Sick
  • Patients Transportation
  • Patients Transportations
  • Access to Transportation
  • Accessible Transportation
  • Transportation Access
  • Transportation Accessibility
  • Access to Transportations
  • Access, Transportation
  • Accessibility, Transportation
  • Accessible Transportations
  • Transportation Accessibilities
  • Transportation, Accessible

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

includes transport inside (e.g., bed to bed) & outside the hosp or elsewhere but do not confuse with PATIENT TRANSFER (interfacility or intrahospital transfer for admin reasons with regard to special care or economics)

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History Note

78; was TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED AND SICK 1964-77, was TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED 1963

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transportation of Patients. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014187. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014187
  2. Transportation of Patients. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_transport
  3. Transportation of Patients. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1786594