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The immersion incident

1975; Wiley; Volume: 30; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2044.1975.tb00871.x

1365-2044

Frank St. C. Golden, J. F. RIVERS,

Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

AnaesthesiaVolume 30, Issue 3 p. 364-373 Free Access The immersion incident F. St C. GOLDEN, F. St C. GOLDEN F. St C. Golden, MB, BCh, DAv Med, Surgeon Commander R.N., Royal Naval Air Medical School and Physiology Dept. Leeds UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorJ. F. RIVERS, J. F. RIVERS J. F. Rivers, MB, BS, MRCP, Surgeon Commander R.N., Consultant Physician, Royal Naval Hospital Haslar.Search for more papers by this author F. St C. GOLDEN, F. St C. GOLDEN F. St C. Golden, MB, BCh, DAv Med, Surgeon Commander R.N., Royal Naval Air Medical School and Physiology Dept. Leeds UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorJ. F. RIVERS, J. F. RIVERS J. F. Rivers, MB, BS, MRCP, Surgeon Commander R.N., Consultant Physician, Royal Naval Hospital Haslar.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1975 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1975.tb00871.xCitations: 26 Anaesthetists are being increasingly called upon to give immediate treatment for various life-threatening conditions in casualty departments and elsewhere. This feature of short papers by invited experts is designed to describe the proper management of patients who require immediate care before the opinion of specialists in a particular field can be obtained. 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