Radiological work-up after mass casualty incidents: Are ATLS guidelines applicable?

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 785-791

  Postma, Ingri L E ^a   Beenen, L F M ^b   Bijlsma, T S ^c   Berger, F H ^d   Heetveld, M J ^e   Bloemers, F W ^d   Goslings, J C ^b  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Kennemergasthuis Haarlem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advanced trauma life support care; Aircraft; Emergency radiology; Injuries; Mass casualty incident

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CARE; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISASTER VICTIM; FEMALE; FOCUSED ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS DISASTER; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SURVIVOR; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; X RAY FILM;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896735873     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-3072-y     Document Type: Article

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