TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Deployment, Posting, and Response Times A1 - Thomson, David P. A2 - Cooney, Derek R. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Cooney's EMS Medicine AB - The goal of any medical service is to provide the patient with the right resources at the right time. For many in our society any wait for anything is too long, hence the concept of a “Starbucks on every corner.”1 Although it is arguable that there is a greater need for emergency medical services (EMS) than for coffee, very few EMS agencies could afford to place an ambulance on every corner. Because of this EMS have used various deployment strategies to meet their patient care goals. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/05 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126789896 ER -