Pitfalls to avoid in the medical management of mass casualty incidents following terrorist bombings: The hospital perspective

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 445-450

  Ashkenazi, I ^a   Turegano Fuentes F ^b   Einav, S ^c   Kessel, B ^a   Alfici, R ^a   Olsha, O ^c  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mass casualty incidents; Terror bombings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906319977     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-014-0403-x     Document Type: Article

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