Utility of admission physiology in the surgical triage of isolated ballistic battlefield torso trauma

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-237

  Morrison, Jonathan J ^a   Dickson, Euan J ^b   Jansen, Jan O ^c   Midwinter, Mark J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Centre for Defence Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Battlefield torso trauma; shock index; trauma surgery; triage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865778424     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.99690     Document Type: Article

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