The use of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) by a prehospital air medical team in the trauma arrest patient

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-84

  Polk, J D ^a   Fallon Jr , William F ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVIATION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033977241     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120090941722     Document Type: Conference Paper

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