Personal watercraft crash injuries: An emerging problem

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 198-201

  Sliatz, David V ^a   Kirton, Orlando C ^a   McKenney, Mark G ^a   Ginzburg, Enrique ^a   Byers, Patricia M ^a   Augenstern, Jeffrey S ^a   Sleeman, Danny ^a   Agnila, Zenobrio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Jetski; Personal watercraft; Waverunner

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA INJURY; BONE INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROWNING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEA; SKULL FRACTURE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPLEEN INJURY; VICTIM;

EID: 0031929590     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199801000-00029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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