Photograph documentation of motor vehicle damage by EMTs at the scene: A prospective multicenter study in the United States

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Hunt, Richard C ^a,f   Whitley, Theodore W ^a   Allison Jr , E Jackson ^a   Aghababian, Richard V ^b   Krohmer, Jon R ^c   Landes, Fred ^d   McCabe, John B ^e   Prasad, N Heramba ^a   Cabinum, Elaine S ^a  

^a Carolina University in Greenville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^d BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulances; emergency medical services; emergency medical technicians; photography; Traffic accidents; triage; vehicles; wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY SCALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030922663     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90003-6     Document Type: Article

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