Current controversies in military pre-hospital critical care

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 157, Issue 3 SUPP. 1, 2011, Pages

  Kehoe, Anthony ^a   Jones, A ^b   Marcus, S ^c   Nordmann, G ^a,d   Pope, C ^e   Reavley, P ^f   Smith, C ^g  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d 16 Medical Regiment ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Winchester Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^f BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g James Cook Uny Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANESTHESIA; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84875914516     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-157-03s-09     Document Type: Article

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