No frills management of epistaxis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 470-472

  Leong, S C L ^a,b   Roe, R J ^a   Karkanevatos, A ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUTERIZATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISTAXIS; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

CAUTERY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPISTAXIS; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; TAMPONS, SURGICAL;

EID: 21644452910     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.020602     Document Type: Review

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