Adult versus pediatric prehospital trauma care: Is there a difference?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 455-459

  Paul, Tim R ^a   Marias, Mark ^a   Pons, Peter T ^a   Pons, Kathryn A ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult trauma patients; Emergency medical services; EMS; Pediatric trauma patients; Prehospital trauma care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032863994     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199909000-00004     Document Type: Article

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