Do we glow? Evaluation of trauma team work habits and radiation exposure

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-611

  Hassan, Maleeha ^a   Patil, Abhijit ^a   Channel, Jane ^a   Khan, Fawad ^a   Knight, Jennifer ^a   Loos, Matthew ^a   Hazard, Hannah ^a   Schaefer, Gregory ^a   Wilson, Alison ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health care worker; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APRON; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HABIT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RESIDENT; SURGEON; TEAMWORK; TRAUMA TEAM WORK; X RAY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84865986075     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318265c9fa     Document Type: Article

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