Entrapped victims in motor vehicle collisions: characteristics and prehospital care in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Entrapped victims in motor vehicle collisions: characteristics and prehospital care in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To examine the severity of trauma in entrapped victims and to identify risk factors for mortality and morbidity. INTRODUCTION: Triage and rapid assessment of trauma severity is essential to provide the needed resources during prehospital and hospital phases and for outcome prediction. It...

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Main Authors: Adriano Rogério Navarro Dias, Simone de Campos Vieira Abib, Luiz Francisco Poli-de-Figueiredo, João Aléssio Juliano Perfeito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Trauma severity
Blood loss
Public health
Traffic accidents
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000100005

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