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Formation of emergency medicine in Italy
A Cottino1, A Grazia de Micheli, V Gai
1Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista di Torino, Ospedale Molinette, U.O.A. Medicina d'Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso Medicina, Italy.
In Italy departments of emergency medicine and emergency medical service systems (EMS) were first set up at the end of the 1970s. Since that time many dramatic and significant changes have taken place in the care of the critically ill patient. In Italy the interest in emergency problems and the need for emergency intervention have increased considerably. Nevertheless several problems still have to be solved in order to obtain a standardized organization of the emergency system in Italy and uniform training of emergency care providers.
In Italy departments of emergency medicine and emergency medical service systems (EMS) were first set up at the end of the 1970s. Since that time many dramatic and significant changes have taken place in the care of the critically ill patient. In Italy the interest in emergency problems and the need for emergency intervention have increased considerably. Nevertheless several problems still have to be solved in order to obtain a standardized organization of the emergency system in Italy and uniform training of emergency care providers.