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Field report: ambulance service in Ukraine during weaponized conflict

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Crises require changes to established structures, and this also applies to ambulance services. This case report addresses the Ukrainian ambulance service and the changes resulting from the armed conflict in Ukraine. The purpose of this article is to provide insight into the activities of the ambulance service of the Kharkiv region, the second-largest city in Ukraine. Kharkiv is still under heavy fire.

Source: Internal and Emergency Medicine

DOI: 10.1007/s11739-024-03728-y

Authors: Beatrice Thielmann, Igor Zavgorodnii, Robin Schwarze, Victor Zabashta

Institutions: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Kharkiv National Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,590