Helicopter emergency medical service in Italy: Reality and perspectives

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 292-298

  Marinangeli, Franco ^a   Tomei, Marco ^a   Ursini, Maria Laura ^a   Ricotti, Valeria ^a   Varrassi, Giustino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AMBULANCE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HELICOPTER; ITALY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; STAFF TRAINING;

AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ITALY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35648992060     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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