Care after chemical, biological, radiation or nuclear events

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 26-36

  Castle, Nick ^a,b  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Airway management; Biological; Chemical; Radiation or nuclear incidents

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HUMANS; POISONING; RADIATION INJURIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 78349296091     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2010.11.18.7.26.c8086     Document Type: Article

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