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Mobile intensive care unit. Present conception and realisation.

H Reinhold·G Hanegreefs·M Hanquet·G Rolly·P de Temmerman·J Van De Walle·H Delooz
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A new Mobile Intensive Care Unit has been put in use at the "Service 900" of the Ministry of Health in Belgium. Its size was decided to enable efficient treatment of one patient. The type of suspension was chosen to give the patient adequate protection against untoward effects of travelling sickness. Radio-communication with the control center and hospital is ensured. The O2 supply-system provides an autonomy of 11 hours. Besides an electric distribution of 12 V. DC, a 220 V. AC is also available.

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H Reinhold, G Hanegreefs, M Hanquet, G Rolly, P de Temmerman, J Van De Walle, H Delooz. 1976. Mobile intensive care unit. Present conception and realisation.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1070899/

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