Emergency Tourniquets

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 185-186

  Walters, Thomas J ^a   Holcomb, John B ^a   Cancio, Lee C ^a   Beekley, Alec C ^a   Baer, David G ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INJURY; LETTER; LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAILOR; SOLDIER; TOURNIQUET; TRAINING;

EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTREMITIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TOURNIQUETS; WAR;

EID: 33845801637     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.10.015     Document Type: Letter

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