Prehospital and emergency department ultrasound in blunt abdominal Trauma

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Ruesseler, Miriam ^a   Kirschning, Thomas ^a   Breitkreutz, Raoul ^a   Marzi, Ingo ^a   Walcher, Felix ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; FAST; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350703090     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-009-9082-4     Document Type: Article

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