Control of massive bleeding from facial gunshot wound with a compact elastic adhesive compression dressing

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 586-588

  Naimer, Sody Abby ^a   Nash, Michael ^b   Niv, Alexander ^b   Lapid, Oren ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

bleeding wound; compression dressing; facial trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOREHEAD; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CENTER; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WOUND DRESSING;

ADHESIVENESS; ADULT; BANDAGES; ELASTICITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL INJURIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; SKULL FRACTURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 12444269644     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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