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A New Model of Mobile Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Sergio Boncinelli ,
Paola Lorenzi ,
Massimo Marsili ,
Antonio Bozzi ,
Patrizia Giunti  and
Vivien Lowe
Sergio Boncinelli
Affiliation:
Institute of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Paola Lorenzi
Affiliation:
Institute of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Massimo Marsili
Affiliation:
Institute of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Antonio Bozzi
Affiliation:
Department of Building Processes and Methodology, Florence, Italy.
Patrizia Giunti
Affiliation:
Department of Building Processes and Methodology, Florence, Italy.
Vivien Lowe
Affiliation:
Department of Building Processes and Methodology, Florence, Italy.
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Extract

For some time emergency ambulances have been in operation in Italy. In spite of their modern equipment, these ambulances often turn out to be unsuitable for a comfortable journey and do not have satisfactory working conditions. This is due to the lack of up-to-date standards for vehicles and equipment.

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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 3 , Issue 1: Contributions from the Third World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Rome, Italy, May, 1983 , 1987 , pp. 62 - 67
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1987

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