In-field extremity amputation: Prevalence and protocols in emergency medical services

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-66

  Kampen, Kathryn E ^a   Krohmer, Jon R ^b,c,d   Jones, Jeffrey S ^b,c   Dougherty, J M ^e   Bonness, Robert K ^e  

^a Radiation Oncology Department   (United States)

^b SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Kent County Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

^e NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMS training; extremity amputations; prehospital

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AMPUTATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029686212     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00042370     Document Type: Review

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