Forensic emergency medicine: Old wine in new barrels

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 186-191

  De Leeuw, Marc ^a,b   Jacobs, Werner ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

Author keywords

chain of custody; education; forensic; resuscitation related injuries; suspicious death

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; VICTIM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS;

EID: 77954484625     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328331f6ac     Document Type: Review

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