Moose and other large animal wildlife vehicle collisions: Implications for prevention and emergency care

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 542-547

  Pynn, Tania P ^a   Pynn, Bruce R ^b  

^a Thunder Bay District Health Unit   (Canada)

^b THUNDER BAY REGIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MOOSE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEASON; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WILDLIFE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAMMALS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NECK INJURIES; URBANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 10344262557     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2004.07.084     Document Type: Article

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