Development of a ballistic model of combat groin injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 206-210

  Coakley, Timothy A ^a   Devlin, John J ^b   Kircher, Sara S ^b   Johnson, Andrew S ^b  

^a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command NO2M   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic; Extremity injury; Model; Swine

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOPSY; BALLISTICS; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; COMBAT GROIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SWINE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; DISEASE MODEL; EXPLOSION; EXSANGUINATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; MORTALITY; WAR;

ANIMALS; BLAST INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLOSIONS; EXSANGUINATION; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; SWINE; WAR;

EID: 84859633183     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31821bf65a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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