Theoretical advantage of oxygen treatment for combat casualties during medical evacuation at high altitude

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 461-467

  Grissom, Colin K ^a   Weaver, Lindell K ^b   Clemmer, Terry P ^b   Morris, Alan H ^b  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ALTITUDE DISEASE; BATTLE INJURY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

AFGHANISTAN; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747594741     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221699.71596.9d     Document Type: Review

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