Complex extrication and crush injury

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-244

  Burns, Kevin ^a   Cone, David C ^a   Portereiko, Joseph V ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crush syndrome; Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technicians; Extrication; Rescue work; Sodium bicarbonate; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRUSH SYNDROME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RESCUE WORK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CRUSH SYNDROME; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RESCUE WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749292160     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903564498     Document Type: Article

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