Balcony collapse at the University of Virginia graduation: What hath Jefferson wrought?

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-297

  O'Keefe, J Stewart ^a   Kheir, John N ^a   Martin, Marcus L ^a   Leslie, Lawrence F ^a   Neal, Jeffrey G ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Balcony; Disaster; First aid; Mass gatherings; Pavilion; Pre hospital care; Thomas Jefferson; Triage

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTUSION; CROWDING; DESTRUCTION; DISASTER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FRACTURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJURY; LACERATION; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNIVERSITY;

ARCHITECTURE; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TRIAGE; UNIVERSITIES; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033105214     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00165-6     Document Type: Article

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