Prehospital management and medical intervention after a chemical attack

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-88

  Kenar, L ^a   Karayilanoglu, T ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 DIMETHYLAMINOPHENOL; AMYL NITRITE; ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CYANIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIMERCAPROL; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; LEWISITE; MUSTARD GAS; N (2,3 DIMERCAPTOPROPYL)PHTALANIDIC ACID; NERVE GAS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PRALIDOXIME; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; SODIUM NITRITE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; SUCCIMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNITHIOL; VOLATILE AGENT;

ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; COOPERATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FATALITY; FIRST AID; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SAMPLING; TEAMWORK; TERRORISM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; DECONTAMINATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0842308024     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.005488     Document Type: Review

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