Taxi driver training in Madagascar: The first step in developing a functioning prehospital emergency care system

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 794-796

  Geduld, Heike ^a   Wallis, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DELIVERY; DRIVER; EMERGENCY CARE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LABOR; MADAGASCAR; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; WORKSHOP;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MADAGASCAR; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78650656364     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.101683     Document Type: Article

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