The use of chemical restraint in helicopter transport

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 136-139

  McMullan, Paul ^a   Carlton, Frederick ^a   Summers, Richard L ^a   Deschamp, Clyde ^a   Galli, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical restraint; Helicopter; Patient sedation; Transport

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AIR AMBULANCES; BENZODIAZEPINES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033212105     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(99)90023-8     Document Type: Article

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