The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 195-199 , February 2007

Trauma deaths in the first hour: are they all unsalvageable injuries?

  • Jana B.A. MacLeod, M.D., M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Dr., Third Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-404-616-3550; fax: +1-404-616-7333.
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  • Stephen M. Cohn, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • E. William Johnson, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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  • Mark G. McKenney, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami/Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL 33101, USA

Received 15 April 2006 ,Revised 15 September 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00717-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.010

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 195-199 , February 2007

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