Cerebral and coronary air embolism: An intradepartmental suicide attempt

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Doostan, David K ^a   Steffenson, Sandra L ^a   Snoey, Eric R ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Cerebral infarction; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Myocardial infarction; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATENOLOL; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; MEVINOLIN; PROGESTERONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ALERTNESS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY AIR EMBOLISM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LACERATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0037632467     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00102-1     Document Type: Article

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