https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2024.12385
Emergency medicine residents in the war zone: organizing humanitarian expeditions to train healthcare personnel during the conflict in Ukraine
Submitted: 13 February 2024
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Published: 5 April 2024
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Dear Editor,
When faced with a crisis, particularly when it involves humanitarian aid, emergency medicine (EM) practitioners push themselves to question, “How can we help?” and “To the best of our knowledge and skills, what can we truly do?”. The mindset of EM personnel is presumably one of "How can I help in these situations?" and, more crucially, "How can I help the most effectively?". To answer these questions, we present our experience in Ukraine. [...]
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Cappa, G., Mauri, V., Negrello, E., Barcella, B., Resta, F., Angeli, V., Marconi, S., Tiraboschi, L., Minzioni, P., Pietrabissa, A., Auricchio, F., & Perlini, S. (2024). Emergency medicine residents in the war zone: organizing humanitarian expeditions to train healthcare personnel during the conflict in Ukraine. Emergency Care Journal, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2024.12385
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