Patterns of injury and functional outcome after hanging: Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 838-843

  Martin, Matthew J ^a,b   Weng, Janie ^a,b   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a,b   Salim, Ali ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Hanging; National Trauma Data Bank; Suicide; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEEDING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HANGING; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE INJURY; SURVIVAL; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 27944432075     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.051     Document Type: Article

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