Prehospital interventions for penetrating trauma victims: A prospective comparison between Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 634-638

  Seamon, Mark J ^a   Doane, Stephen M ^b   Gaughan, John P ^c   Kulp, Heather ^a   D'Andrea, Anthony P ^a   Pathak, Abhijit S ^b   Santora, Thomas A ^b   Goldberg, Amy J ^b   Wydro, Gerald C ^c  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced Life Support; Basic Life Support; Penetrating trauma; Prehospital care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CARE; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BASIC LIFE SUPPORT; CERVICAL COLLAR; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; URBAN AREA; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CARE; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84876036091     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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