title: Pre-hospital, Maritime In-Transit care from a Role 2 Afloat platform.
abstract: Maritime In-Transit Care (MITC) is a new concept to allow the provision of pre-hospital care in the maritime environment within Role 2 Afloat (R2A) teams. This article describes the experiences of an Emergency Medicine nurse and a Medical Assistant who made up the MITC team on the recent R2A exercise on RFA CARDIGAN BAY. As well as describing their personal experiences, the concept of the MITC team is introduced and their role within R2A outlined.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Whalley
authors: Emergency Medicine Nurse, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012767:Ships