Severe pulmonary barotrauma

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 344-346

  Reid Nicholson, M D ^a   Escoffery, Carlos T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; BAROTRAUMA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034574152     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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