Thoracic Compression Fractures as a Result of Shock From a Conducted Energy Weapon: A Case Report

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 584-586

  Winslow, James E ^a   Bozeman, William P ^a   Fortner, Michael C ^a   Alson, Roy L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGEON; THORACIC COMPRESSION FRACTURE; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAINING; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; ELECTROSHOCK; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 35348932629     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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