A retrospective analysis of the need for on-site emergency physician presence and mission characteristics of a rural ground-based emergency medical service

Abstract Background This study aimed to address the challenges faced by rural emergency medical services in Europe, due to an increasing number of missions and limited human resources. The primary objective was to determine the necessity of having an on-site emergency physician (EP), while the secon...

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Main Authors: Josef Michael Lintschinger, Daniel Laxar, Lorenz Kapral, Stefan Ulbing, Thomas Glock, Sybille Behrens, Christoph Frimmel, Reinhold Renner, Daniel Alexander Klaus, Harald Willschke, Christina Hafner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-08-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01062-2