Managing spinal immobilisation devices in the emergency department

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 79-83

  Brownlee, Anne E ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Spinal immobilisation devices; Trauma care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748516138     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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