Critical care of the morbidly obese in disaster

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 703-714

  Geiling, James ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Disasters; Emergency management; Morbidly obese; Obese; Special populations

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMFEPRAMONE; FLUOXETINE; OPIATE; PHENTERMINE; SERTRALINE; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; TOPIRAMATE; ZONISAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BLAST INJURY; BOOK; BURN; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; DIARRHEA; DISASTER; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; DYSPEPSIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; FLATULENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS DISASTER; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBID OBESITY; NATURAL DISASTER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 77958082839     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2010.06.001     Document Type: Review

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