Proper estimation of blood loss on scene of trauma: Tool or tale?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1191-1195

  Frank, Matthias ^a   Schmucker, Uli ^a   Stengel, Dirk ^a   Fischer, Lutz ^a   Lange, Joern ^a   Grossjohann, Rico ^a   Ekkernkamp, Axel ^a   Matthes, Gerrit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Center for Clinical Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Hemorrhage; Prehospital trauma care

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78549240920     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181c452e7     Document Type: Article

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