Tactical combat casualty care: Update 2009

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Butler, Frank K ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOSTATIC AGENT; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ACCIDENT; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; EYE INJURY; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILITARY MEDICINE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOURNIQUET; UNITED STATES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SOLDIER; STANDARDS; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS, PACKAGED; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77954782156     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e4220c     Document Type: Review

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