Blast eye injuries: A review for first responders

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-160

  Morley, Michael G ^a   Nguyen, Jackie K ^a   Heier, Jeffrey S ^a   Shingleton, Bradford J ^a   Pasternak, Joseph F ^b   Bower, Kraig S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye injuries; Warfare

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPLOSION; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; TERRORISM; VISUAL DISORDER;

BLAST INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPLOSIONS; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; TERRORISM; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 77957257390     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp.v4n2.hra10003     Document Type: Review

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