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Emergency medical care in Ecuador is limited by geographic, economic, political, and
infrastructural barriers. Afflictions of the developing world (eg, tropical infections
and natural disasters) combine with ailments of the developed world (eg, trauma and
cardiovascular disease) to mandate improved emergency medical systems. The nation
has recently initiated FASBASE, a program dedicated to the enhancement of both prehospital
and emergency department (ED) services. Furthermore, a dedicated residency program
in Emergency and Disaster Medicine recently graduated its first class. Although more
programs and funding are necessary to sustain the effort, Ecuador has begun to develop
a modern emergency medical system.
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Publication History
Accepted:
March 16,
2000
Received:
March 1,
2000
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© 2001 W.B. Saunders Company. Published by Elsevier Inc.
