Surgical support during the terrorist attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015: Experience at Bégin Military Teaching Hospital

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1122-1128

  Barbier, Olivier ^a   Malgras, Brice ^a   Choufani, Camille ^a   Bouchard, Antoine ^a   Ollat, Didier ^a   Versier, Gilbert ^a  

^a Military Teaching Hospital Begin   (France)

Author keywords

Damage control; Mass casualty incident; Terrorism; Triage; White plan

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARMY; ARTHROLYSIS; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRANCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS DISASTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERRORISM; WAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PARIS; TERRORISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 85015865817     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001461     Document Type: Article

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