Emergency department intubation of trauma patients with undiagnosed cervical spine injury

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 302-305

  Patterson, Harry ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 2342577568     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.006619     Document Type: Article

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