Life, limb and sight-saving proceduresdthe challenge of competence in the face of rarity

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-90

  Reid, Cliff ^a   Clancy, Mike ^b  

^a Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base Bankstown Airport   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIRST AID; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORACOTOMY; VISION;

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS;

EID: 84874647901     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201559     Document Type: Note

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