Prehospital guidelines for use of hypertonic saline are not followed systematically

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Hejselbaek, Julie ^a   Steinmetz, Jacob ^a   Rasmussen, Lars Simon ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS;

DENMARK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC;

EID: 84873170685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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