Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , February 2007

Could simulated emergency procedures practised in a static environment improve the clinical performance of a Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST)? A literature review

  • Di Lamb

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,Accepted 9 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.07.002

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , February 2007

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