Mass casualty management after a suicidal terrorist attack on a religious procession in Quetta Pakistan

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Malik, Zaka Ullah ^a   Hanif, Muhammad Shoaib ^a   Tariq, Muhammad ^a   Aslam, Rizwan ^a   Munir, Aslan Javid ^a   Zaidi, Hashim ^a   Akmal, Muhammad ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Gunshot wounds; Terrorism; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RELIGION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; TERRORISM;

BLAST INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PAKISTAN; RELIGION; RESCUE WORK; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERRORISM; TRIAGE;

EID: 33745302368     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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