Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 164-168 , November 2007

The management of threatened hanging and near hanging: A unique feature of remote area emergency care

  • Isabelle Ellis, RN, RM, CTCM&H, MPH&TM, Grad Dip Prof Comm (multimedia), MBA, PhD

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Received 22 July 2007 ,Accepted 6 August 2007.

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PII: S1574-6267(07)00107-3

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.08.002

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 164-168 , November 2007