Trauma in Obese Patients: Implications for Nursing Practice

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-389

  VanHoy, Sherry N ^a   Laidlow, V Tereceita ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical management; Initial resuscitation; Mechanism of injury; Obesity; Pre hospital care; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OBESITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESUSCITATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70349969727     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2009.07.004     Document Type: Review

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