Low-cost improvements in prehospital trauma care in a Latin American city

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-124

  Arreola Risa, Carlos ^a   Mock, Charles N ^c,e   Lojero Wheatly, Louis ^d   De La Cruz, Oscar ^d   Garcia, Carlos ^d   Canavati Ayub, Fernando ^b   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^c  

^a Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey   (Mexico)

^b ESCUELA DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Developing world; Injury; Less developed country; Prehospital; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; MEXICO; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033979896     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200001000-00020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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