Pediatric and neonatal interfacility transport medicine after mass casualty incidents

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Lowe, Calvin G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS DISASTER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 70349253963     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181af6086     Document Type: Article

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