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Findings from W. Ponsonby and co-authors provide new insights into life sciences
August 4th, 2009
A new study, 'Offshore industry: medical emergency response in the offshore oil and gas industry,' is now available. According to recent research from Netherlands, "The hunt for oil and gas has taken workers into new more distant locations including those offshore. The remoteness of the offshore platforms and vessels coupled with the potential risk of being cut off by bad weather presents particular challenges for medical emergency response (MER)." "Firstly to define the challenges for MER in terms of locations, population and epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in the offshore environment. Secondly to give examples of legal requirements and industry standards to...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2009-08-04)
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