TY - JOUR T1 - Medicine in the heart of the Antarctic: 1908–2001 JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 314 LP - 317 DO - 10.1136/emj.19.4.314 VL - 19 IS - 4 AU - H R Guly Y1 - 2002/07/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/4/314.abstract N2 - Prehospital care in the United Kingdom rarely lasts more than a few hours other than in exceptional circumstances (for example, mountain and cave rescue, oil rigs). In other parts of the world hospitals may be much more distant and in expeditions to remote areas, prehospital care may extend to days or even weeks. When this occurs, the boundaries between primary care and prehospital care blur. ER -