International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 114-121 , June 2009

Preliminary Study on Emergency Aeromedical Transport of Elderly Patients from Offshore Islands in Taiwan

  • Wai-Mau Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shin-Han Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kou-Song Chang

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Jen Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chien-Jen Kao, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, 690, Section 2, Guang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30071, Taiwan

,Accepted 24 February 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70031-6

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70031-6

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 114-121 , June 2009

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