Patterns of injury in military operations

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 243-248

  Roberts, P ^a  

^a Staff College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Burns; Triage; War; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFLICT; ENERGY TRANSFER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; MISSILE WOUND; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TIME; WAR; WEAPON; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0036820155     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cacc.2002.0421     Document Type: Article

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