Blast Injuries: From Triage to Critical Care

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-348

  Bridges, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; REVIEW;

BLAST INJURIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; TRIAGE;

EID: 33748203568     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.05.005     Document Type: Review

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