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Editorial
. 2016 Sep 9;8(9):e774.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.774.

Emergency Medicine in Remote Regions

Tia Renouf  1 , Megan Pollard  1
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Editorial

Emergency Medicine in Remote Regions

Tia Renouf et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Rural and remote places like Sable Island (Nova Scotia) or François (Newfoundland) pose a challenge in delivering both health care and appropriate education that today's learners need to practice in a rural setting. This education can be difficult to deliver to students far from academic centers. This is especially true for learners and practitioners at offshore locations like ships, oil installations, or in the air when patients are transported via fixed wing aircraft or helicopter. The following editorial provides a snapshot of the setting and the challenges faced while working as a physician on a ship, in remote regions.

Keywords: antarctica; medicine at sea; rural medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. The ship's infirmary
Figure 2
Figure 2. Zodiacs are lowered via the crane at the stern
Figure 3
Figure 3. View of the ship simulator at the Marine Institute in St. John's, NL
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