Bomb Explosions in Acts of Terrorism: Evil Creativity Challenges Our Trauma Systems

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-140

  Kashuk, Jeffry L ^a   Halperin, Pinchas ^b   Caspi, Guy ^c   Colwell, Christopher ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; BOMB; EXPLOSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; TERRORISM; WAR;

BLAST INJURIES; DECISION MAKING; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TERRORISM; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WAR;

EID: 67449088167     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.049     Document Type: Review

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