Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 294-297 , November 2009

Long-Distance Repatriation by an EMS Helicopter

  • Peter Hilbert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Halle (Saale), Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Peter Hilbert, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Merseburgerstraße 165, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany
    • ,
  • Lutz Kalina

      Affiliations

    • HSD Hubschrauber Sonder Dienst, Flugbetriebs GmbH & Co.KG, Partner of German Air Rescue (DRF-Luftrettung), Germany
    • ,
  • Manuel Struck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Carl Gustav Carus University Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Ralph Stuttmann, PD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Halle (Saale), Germany

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PII: S1067-991X(09)00143-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2009.04.018

Air Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 294-297 , November 2009

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