Analysis of pulmonary fat embolism in blunt force fatalities

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 711-715

  Mudd, Kenneth L ^d   Hunt, Allison ^a   Matherly, Renee C ^b   Goldsmith, L Jane ^c   Campbell, Ferrell R ^c   Nichols II, George R ^b,c   Rink, Richard D ^c,d  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Kentucky Medical Examiners Office   (United States)

^c Dept of Fam and Community Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt force fatalities; Pulmonary fat embolism; Soft tissue source

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT EMBOLISM; FATALITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0034000076     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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