Algorithm for mass casualties at the accident site: A systematic review;Algorithmus für den Massenanfall von Verletzten an der Unfallstelle. Ein systematisches Review

Notfall und Rettungsmedizin

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 466-473

  Beck, Alexander ^a,e   Bayeff Filloff, M ^b   Kanz, K G ^c   Sauerland, S ^d   Bail, Hermann Josep ^e   Bardenheur, Mark ^e   Biewener, Achim ^e   Bouillon, Bertil ^e   Fischbacher, Mark ^e   Hentsch, Sebastian ^e   Hüls, Ewald ^e   Kanz, Karl Georg ^e   Lackner, Christian K ^e   Mahlke, Lutz ^e   Marintschev, Ivan ^e   Matthes, Gerrit ^e   Mayer, Hubert ^e   Obertacke, Udo ^e   Raum, M ^e   Sauerland, Stefan ^e   Schächinger, Ulrich ^e   Schildhauer, Thomas ^e   Seekamp, Andreas ^e   Stolpe, Erwin ^e   Sturm, Johannes ^e   Walcher, F ^e   Waydhas, Christian ^e   Weinlich, Michael ^e   Wölfl, Christohp ^e   Zimmermann, Gerald ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b Klinik für Unfallchirurgie Hand und Wiederherstellungschirurgie   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Algorithm; Chief emergency physician; Large scale casuality event; Mass casualties; Triage

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444451543     PISSN: 14346222     EISSN: 14360578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10049-005-0769-8     Document Type: Review

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