The Australian journal of rural health
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2005
ReviewSouth African Red Cross Flying Doctors Service quality and safety in the rural and remote South African environment.
The South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service and its Flying Doctors Service provides health care to far flung and disadvantaged communities in South Africa. ⋯ The South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service plays a crucial role in delivering specialised health care to disadvantaged communities in South Africa.
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Aust J Rural Health · Apr 2005
Barriers to accessing ambulance services in rural Victoria for acute asthma: patients' and medical professionals' perspectives.
To study the attitudes and perceptions of rural asthma patients and medical health professionals towards accessing ambulance services for acute asthma. ⋯ The misperceptions expressed are of particular concern in a rural population where distance can cause prolonged response times to treatment, and patients who are acutely ill need to contact emergency services promptly and appropriately to improve patient health outcomes.