Crocodile attacks in Australia: Challenges for injury prevention and trauma care

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1554-1561

  Gruen, Russell L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALLIGATOR; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY CARE; FIRST AID; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LIMB INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVOR; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 68149168179     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0103-6     Document Type: Review

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