Emergency medicine for 25 Years in Iceland – history of the specialty in a nutshell

Abstract After the early implementation of Emergency Medicine (EM) 25 years ago, Iceland became the first Nordic country to nationally realize the benefits of this specialty. However, the road has been rocky as in many other countries. The early years of EM in Iceland were characterized by a signifi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jón Baldursson, Hjalti Már Björnsson, Ari Palomäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0467-9