An analysis of prehospital deaths: Who can we save?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-218

  Davis, James S ^a   Satahoo, Shevonne S ^a   Butler, Frank K ^b,d   Dermer, Harrison ^a   Naranjo, Daniel ^a   Julien, Katherina ^a   Van Haren, Robert M ^a   Namias, Nicholas ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^c   Schulman, Carl I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Prehospital Trauma Care Joint Trauma System San Antonio ^*  (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Emergency medical services; Trauma; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ASPHYXIA; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84904982882     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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