ABC to ABC: Redefining the military trauma paradigm

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 745-746

  Hodgetts, T J ^a   Mahoney, P F ^a   Russell, M Q ^a   Byers, M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; LIMB INJURY; MILITARY MEDICINE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESUSCITATION; TOURNIQUET; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEMORRHAGE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; SOLDIER;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147105860     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.039610     Document Type: Note

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