Minimum Guidelines and Scope of Practice for Wilderness First Aid
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Minimum guidelines and scope of practice for wilderness first aid.
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Scope of Practice Document v 12/17/12 pg 1 of 9 Introduction People who live, work, travel and recreate in the outdoors have specialized medical training needs not met by traditional first aid programs. They care for patients in remote locations, in challenging weather, with questionable communication and support, limited equipment and the need to make independent dec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1080-6032
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.05.003