Pilot instrument proficiency: Flight of fancy or emergency medical services concern?

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 938-939

  Hankins, Daniel G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; EMS; Helicopter; Medical transport; Pilot proficiency; Safety

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; NOTE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0031252832     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1997.tb03655.x     Document Type: Article

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