Traumatic brain injury and aeromedical evacuation: When is the brain fit to fly?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-293

  Goodman, Michael D ^a   Makley, Amy T ^a   Lentsch, Alex B ^a   Barnes, Stephen L ^c   Dorlac, Gina R ^a,b   Dorlac, Warren C ^a,b   Johannigman, Jay A ^a   Pritts, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

aeromedical evacuation; critical care aeromedic transport team; en route care; inflammation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ALTITUDE; BLAST INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AVIATION; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SAFETY; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952403840     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.07.040     Document Type: Review

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