Rural trauma patients cannot wait: Tranexamic acid administration by helicopter emergency medical services

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-39

  Mrochuk, May ^a,b   Ódochartaigh, Domhnall ^b   Chang, Eddie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATING ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; TIME; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ALBERTA; TIME FACTOR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

AIR AMBULANCES; ALBERTA; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANEXAMIC ACID; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84920589390     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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