Managing critical care casualties on the Navy's hospital ships

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-191

  Boren, Denise ^a   Forbus, Ronald ^a   Bibeau, Patrice ^a   McKenzie, Robin ^a   McKinsey, Karen ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ACCIDENT; AIR FORCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NAVY; OPERATING ROOM; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SAILOR; SHIP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; ADULT; CASE REPORT; EDUCATION; MALE; MEDICINE; MILITARY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY NURSING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NAVAL MEDICINE; SHIPS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038621488     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5885(02)00076-X     Document Type: Review

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