Traumatic tension pneumocephalus after blunt head trauma and positive pressure ventilation

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 499-504

  Nicholson, Benjamin ^a   Dhindsa, Harinder ^b  

^a LifeEvac 3   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Emergency medical services; Mannitol; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FRANCE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE;

ADULT; FRANCE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION;

EID: 77956372771     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903564522     Document Type: Article

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