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What Is the Address of Your Emergency? Navigating Language Barriers in 911 Calls with Mandarin-Speaking Callers. 你的紧急地址是什么？与讲普通话的呼叫者一起解决911呼叫中的语言障碍。

Annals of emergency dispatch & response Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09

Nicole Stankovic, Camille Fogel, Hendrika Meischke, Magaly Ramirez, Angelica Loza-Gomez, Anne M Turner, Mei Po Yip

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Informal Convergence at Major Emergency Incidents in Kenya. 肯尼亚重大紧急事件的非正式趋同。

Annals of emergency dispatch & response Pub Date : 2014-01-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-07

Daniel M Wako, Joel Montgomery, Lise D Martel, John Neatherlin

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