Technique for emergency medicine bedside ultrasound identification of a radiolucent foreign body

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-308

  Dean, Anthony J ^a   Gronczewski, Craig A ^b   Costantino, Thomas G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Foreign body; Spacer; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FOREIGN BODY; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037381912     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00765-5     Document Type: Article

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