Emergency: Air transport - Preparing a patient for transfer

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 49-53

  Bird, Mark ^a   Stover Wall, Tracey ^b  

^a Bayfront Med Center St Petersburg   (United States)

^b Native Air   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; AMBULANCE; BLUNT TRAUMA; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 11844258867     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200412000-00026     Document Type: Review

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