Open AccessEvaluation of Emergency Air Evacuation of Critically Ill Patients from Cruise Ships
Author(s) -
L Prina,
Umberto N. Orazi,
Robert E. Weber
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.2310/7060.2001.23971
Subject(s) - medicine , cruise , triage , critically ill , emergency medicine , demographics , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , oceanography , geology , demography , sociology
The study objectives were to assess the ship physician's diagnostic accuracy in making the decision to air evacuate critically ill patients from cruise ships, to determine the outcome of these patients, and the overall benefit of air evacuation.
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