Surgical resource utilization in urban terrorist bombing: A computer simulation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 545-550

  Hirshberg, Asher ^a   Stein, Michael ^a   Walden, Raphael ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Multiple casualty situation; Urban bombing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032830360     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199909000-00020     Document Type: Article

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