The effects of continuous operation in a chemical protective ensemble on the performance of medical tasks in trauma management

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 800-804

  Arad, Michael ^a   Berkenstadt, Haim ^a   Zelingher, Julian ^a   Laor, Arie ^a   Shemer, Joshua ^a   Atsmon, Jacob ^a  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHEMICAL INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMAN; ISRAEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0027365763     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199311000-00025     Document Type: Article

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