Articles: hospital-emergency-service.
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Management of radiation accident patients should have a multidisciplinary approach that includes all health professionals as well as members of public safety agencies. Emergency plans for radiation accidents include detection of the ionizing radiation, patient evacuation, resuscitation, and decontamination. ⋯ The hospital staff, provided with protective clothing, dosimeters, and preprinted guidelines, continues the resuscitation and definitive care of the patient. This system approach to the management of radiation accidents may be tailored to meet the specific needs of other emergency medical systems.
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St. Louis University Hospitals lease a helicopter ambulance service to reach emergency patients in inaccessible areas quickly, to carry specialized medical personnel and equipment to outlying hospitals, and to transfer patients at risk to appropriate facilities.