Logistics and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in medical retrieval

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-253

  Burns, Brian J ^a   Habig, Karel ^a   Reid, Cliff ^a   Kernick, Paul ^a   Wilkinson, Chris ^a   Tall, Gary ^b   Coombes, Sarah ^a   Manning, Ron ^b  

^a Greater Sydney Area HEMS   (Australia)

^b Sydney Aeromedical Retrieval Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

ECMO; extracorporeal; influenza; pandemic; retrieval; swine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL CARE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952253246     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.541976     Document Type: Article

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