TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Patient Transport/Evacuations A1 - Iserson, Kenneth V. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, 2e AB - In austere circumstances, a functioning emergency medical system (EMS) may not exist or an existing system may not function as it should. In these circumstances, you may not be able to reach patients or they may not be able to get to you using normal methods, such as if the roads are impassible. This chapter discusses improvised methods to transport patients or medical personnel. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1124428772 ER -