Traumatic brain injuries after mass-casualty incidents: Lessons from the 11 september 2001 world trade center attacks

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-164

  Rutland Brown, Wesley ^a   Langlois, Jean A ^a   Nicaj, Leze ^b   Thomas, Robert G ^a   Wilt, Susan A ^b   Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; head protection; masscasualty incidents (MCIs); rescue worker; traumatic brain injuries (TBIs); undetected injury; World Trade Center (WTC)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DISASTER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESCUE WORK; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748942568     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004593     Document Type: Review

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