Performance of portable ventilators for mass-casualty care

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 330-334

  Blakeman, Thomas C ^a   Rodriquez, Dario ^b   Dorlac, Warren C ^b   Hanseman, Dennis J ^a,b   Hattery, Ellie ^c   Branson, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Centers for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Cincinnati   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; mass casualty; portable ventilator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; VENTILATOR;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84860556126     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X1100656X     Document Type: Article

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