Saving lives in rescue operations: why crews need nurses like you
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Saving lives in rescue operations: why crews need nurses like you

Yvonne Covell Health journalist

Nursing skills transfer well to volunteer roles in mountain and sea rescue operations. Find out about what’s involved and the rewards of being part of a crew

Ever wondered what it might be like to be part of a lifeboat crew rescuing people from drowning, or a mountain rescue team saving lives in remote terrain and treacherous weather conditions?

Nursing Standard. 38, 5, 14-17. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.5.14.s10

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