Innovation possibilities for prehospital providers.
The national interest in disaster management and a burgeoning technology field are leading to the development of new approaches to emergency evaluation, triage, and treatment in prehospital and all hospital arenas. The ability to bring "hands-on" expertise, both physically and technologically, as quickly as possible to the trauma patient brings the potential for real advancement in the field. This descriptive report presents several such concepts that are moving into reality.
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Robert
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. rgalli@emergmed.umsmed.edu
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