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An “acute abdomen” in Antarctica: The problems of diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Priddy Richard E.
Publication year - 1985
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.1326-5377.1985.tb122834.x
Subject(s) - officer , abdomen , acute abdomen , medicine , service (business) , medical care , general surgery , medical emergency , surgery , family medicine , geography , business , archaeology , marketing
Current Australian Antarctic activities require a unique medical service: a sole medical officer is responsible for the total care of 20 to 30 expeditioners (and of himself) for around nine months a year. A case of “acute abdomen” at Casey, Antarctica, is described and the problems of diagnosis and management, in this isolated medical practice, are discussed.