Mass casualty triage in the chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear environment

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 287-302

  Cone, David C ^a   Koenig, Kristi L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Disasters; Hazardous substances; Keywords; Radiation injuries; Triage

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CLASSIFICATION; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RESCUE WORK; TRIAGE;

EID: 33644787775     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200512000-00009     Document Type: Review

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