Optimal staffing of helicopter emergency medical services is controversial

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-270

  Rashford, Stephen ^a   Myers, Colin ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUID THERAPY; HELICOPTER; INJURY; MEDICAL STAFF; NOTE; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 4143084848     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00637.x     Document Type: Note

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