The management of blast injury

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 252-255

  Guzzi, L M ^a   Argyros, G ^b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

ARDS; Barotrauma; Blast lung; Primary blast injury; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

BLAST INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030347937     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199612000-00007     Document Type: Article

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