Feasibility and safety of ultrasound-guided nerve block for management of limb injuries by emergency care physicians

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-32

  Bhoi, Sanjeev ^a   Sinha, Tej P ^a   Rodha, Mahaveer ^a   Bhasin, Amit ^b   Ramchandani, Radhakrishna ^a   Galwankar, Sagar ^c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; nerve block; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857836933     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.93107     Document Type: Article

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