Emergency medicine in Poland.
The article describes the feature of Poland's emergency medicine services system. Pre-hospital emergency medical service (EMS) access, regional differences and the main features of the system are described. EMS personal education and skill level are discussed. The authors offer a critical analysis of the current situation and proposal for the future development of emergency medicine in Poland based on changes in law, organization and education.
Hladki
Waldemar
W
University Hospital Emergency Department, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine in Krakow, Kopernika Str. 17, 31-501 Krakow, Poland. whladki@interia.pl
Andres
Janusz
J
Trybus
Marek
M
Drwila
Rafal
R
D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland