Is there one optimal medical treatment and evacuation chain for all situations: "scoop-and-run" or "stay-and-play"

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages

  Hoejenbos, Maarten J J ^a   McManus, John ^b   Hodgetts, Timothy ^c  

^a Col ^*  (Netherlands)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emergency management; emergency treatment; first aid skills; medical chain; military medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESUSCITATION;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIRST AID; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 58149142501     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00021294     Document Type: Article

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