Prehospital interventions in severely injured pediatric patients: Rethinking the ABCs

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 983-989

  Sokol, Kyle K ^a   Black, George E ^a   Azarow, Kenneth S ^b   Long, William ^c   Martin, Matthew J ^a   Eckert, Matthew J ^a,c  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

intubation; pediatric; Prehospital; tourniquet; trauma

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CARE; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BREATHING; CHEST TUBE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GAUZE DRESSING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOSTATIC DRESSING; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOURNIQUET; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WOUND DRESSING; ADOLESCENT; AFGHANISTAN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84948989198     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000706     Document Type: Article

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