Hospital-based event medical support for the Baltimore marathon, 2002-2005

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-326

  Tang, Nelson ^a   Kraus, Chadd K ^a   Brill, Justin D ^a   Shahan, Judy B ^a   Ness, Chyrl ^a   Scheulen, James J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMS; Event medicine; Marathon; Medical support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SKIN INJURY; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BALTIMORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUNNING; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 46349088660     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802099112     Document Type: Article

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