Air Medical Journal
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 281-285 , November 2008

Challenges of Air Medical Evacuation from Antarctica

  • Gregory H. Mills, BS

      Affiliations

    • Gregory H. Mills, BS, is an Emergency Medical Technician and Airline Transport Pilot in San Diego, California
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  • Christopher N. Mills, MD

      Affiliations

    • Christopher N. Mills, MD, is an Emergency Physician in San Jose, California. All photographs courtesy of Brian Shad.

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PII: S1067-991X(08)00157-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2008.07.009

Air Medical Journal
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 281-285 , November 2008

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