Case studies in prehospital care from London HEMS: Pre-hospital administration of prothrombin complex concentrate to the head-injured patient

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 247-248

  Lendrum, Robbie A ^a   Kotze, Jean Pierre ^a   Lockey, David J ^a   Weaver, Anne E ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FIBULA FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LACERATION; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; LONDON;

EID: 84874653387     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-202302     Document Type: Article

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