The pre-hospital management of injury following mass toxic release; a comparison of military and civil approaches

Resuscitation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-159

  Baker, D J ^a  

^a SAMU de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Civil; Hazard; Military; Resuscitation; Toxic

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCIDENT; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; WAR;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0032710502     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(99)00101-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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