To the Editor: Lamberth stated in his case report that Antarctic tourist ships should be equipped to provide life support, as well as better screening and education of Antarctic tourists.1
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- Emergency Department, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, TAS.
Correspondence: eve.merfield@dchs.tas.gov.au
- 1. Lamberth P. Death In Antarctica. Med J Aust 2001; 175: 583-584. <eMJA full text>
- 2. Curry C, Johnston M. Emergency doctors by sea to Antarctica: small ship medicine in Polar Regions. Emerg Med (Fremantle) 2001; 13: 233-236.
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