Prehospital intubation for severe head injury [4]

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-

  Tallon, John M ^a   Petrie, David ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749364400     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500013762     Document Type: Letter

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