Prehospital management of lower limb fractures

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 660-663

  Lee, C ^a   Porter, Keith M ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE MALFORMATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CRUSH TRAUMA; DELIRIUM; FAT EMBOLISM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; LEG FRACTURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPEN FRACTURE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SKELETON TRACTION; SPLINTING; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOMITING; WOUND CARE;

ALGORITHMS; ANALGESIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; SPLINTS;

EID: 23944484021     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.024489     Document Type: Article

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