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Pedestrian Injuries: Emergency Care Considerations

Traffic-related pedestrian injuries are a growing public health threat worldwide. The global economic burden of motor vehicle collisions and pedestrian injuries totals $500 billion.1 In 2004, there were 4,641 pedestrian deaths and over 70,000 injuries in the United States.2 Injury patterns vary depe...

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Autores principales: Chakravarthy, Bharath, Lotfipour, Shahram, Vaca, Federico E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20440388