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THE FLYING SURGEON SERVICE OF QUEENSLAND
Author(s) -
Leaming Donald B.,
Smith A. Graham
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb77931.x
Subject(s) - charter , service (business) , scope (computer science) , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , ambulance service , medicine , medical emergency , political science , business , law , computer science , marketing , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , programming language
The Flying Surgeon Service of Queensland is described and its origin explained. The surgeon and anæsthetist are flown to 20 country hospitals in inland Queensland in a plane which is held on charter by the Queensland State Government for the exclusive use of the Service. The scope of routine and emergency surgery is explained and the difficulties are mentioned. The unusual idea of bringing the specialist to the patient is discussed.