Mass casualties in combat: Lessons learned

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Beekley, Alec C ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TERRORISM; WAR;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; IRAQ; MILITARY MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250199743     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31806541e9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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