Water ambulances and the challenges of delivering mobile emergency healthcare to riverine and maritime communities

•Riverine and Maritime areas demand special configurations of mobile emergency health services.•In Brazil, water ambulances must deliver care to very remote and diverse areas, such as indigenous communities.•The design of water ambulances, the environment, as well as the geography of the places cove...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2021-09, Vol.47, p.258-266
Hauptverfasser:	Jatobá, Alessandro, Bellas, Hugo, Arcuri, Rodrigo, Bulhões, Bárbara, Carvalho, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Coasts Communication Data collection Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Emergency services Evacuations & rescues Field study Fieldwork Health care Health facilities Multiculturalism & pluralism Nursing Regions Teams Water depth Working conditions
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Zusammenfassung:	•Riverine and Maritime areas demand special configurations of mobile emergency health services.•In Brazil, water ambulances must deliver care to very remote and diverse areas, such as indigenous communities.•The design of water ambulances, the environment, as well as the geography of the places covered, hinder the availability of services.
ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.012