Saving President Reagan's life. The need for an organized emergency medical system in the United States to save lives of all casualties

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 369-374

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,c   Winters, Kathryne L ^a   Gebhart, Jocelynn H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced life support system; Assassination; Critical care units; Emergency Department; Emergency medical plan; Emergency medical system; John Hinckley; President of the United States of America; President Reagan; Secret Service; Trauma center; Trauma surgeon

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY ROOMS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PLAN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; TRAUMA CARE;

HEALTH CARE;

ACCIDENT; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOUND CARE;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMOUS PERSONS; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 6344226102     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v14.i5.40     Document Type: Review

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