The use of multiple intraosseous catheters in combat casualty resuscitation

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-108

  Sarkar, Debjeet ^a   Philbeck, Thomas ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Vidacare Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOSSEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; WAR;

FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAOSSEOUS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549097243     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-04-1007     Document Type: Article

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