International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 185-192 , July 2008

More than medical treatment: The patient’s first encounter with prehospital emergency care

  • Carina Elmqvist, RNT, MNSc (Doctoral Student)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Acute and Critical Care, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Georg Lückligs väg 8, S-351 95 Växjö, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 (0)470 708366; fax: +46 (0)470 363 10.
    • ,
  • Bengt Fridlund, RNT, RNAN, PhD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Acute and Critical Care, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Georg Lückligs väg 8, S-351 95 Växjö, Sweden
    • ,
  • Margaretha Ekebergh, RNT, RNAN, PhD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Lifeworld-Led Education, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden

Received 4 April 2008 ,Revised 8 April 2008 ,Accepted 9 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.04.003

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 185-192 , July 2008

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