The twin terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011: The trauma center response

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 269-275

  Gaarder, Christine ^a   Jorgensen, Joakim ^a   Kolstadbraaten, Knut Magne ^a   Isaksen, Knut Steinar ^b   Skattum, Jorunn ^a,b   Rimstad, Rune ^a   Gundem, Trine ^a   Holtan, Anders ^a,b   Walloe, Anders ^a   Pillgram Larsen, Johan ^b   Naess, Paal Aksel ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disaster management plan; mass casualty incident; terrorist attacks.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERRORISM; TRANSFUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLAST INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SURGE CAPACITY; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864219589     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31825a787f     Document Type: Article

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