standards through provision of
minimizing physical impairments in emergency settings that could result from injury emergency first aid by the village nurses in the field and are then transported (by public transport) immediately to Bajram Curri, Krume (Has), or Kukes Hospital. Difficult cases are flown by helicopter to the National Trauma Centre at the Military Hospital in Tirana. The average time period between injury and arrival at hospital is 1.5 to 2.0 hours. Emergency first aid is given by nurses in the village within 10 to 15 minutes.