Doctor-staffed ambulance helicopters: To what extent can the general practitioner replace the anaesthesiologist?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 450, 2000, Pages 41-42

  Hotvedt, Ragnar ^a   Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air ambulances; Emergency medical services; General practitioner; Helicopter team; Qualifications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR AMBULANCES; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0033966526     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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