کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9041211 1134446 2005 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Case report: Illegal immigration via overloaded vans and the effects on a trauma system
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
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Case report: Illegal immigration via overloaded vans and the effects on a trauma system
چکیده انگلیسی
The Arizona-Mexico border consists of 375 square miles of rural desert where temperature extremes, excessive sun exposure, and a lack of food and water are common. The desert poses an especially deadly threat to immigrants who attempt to cross it on foot. In an effort to smuggle humans across this region, smugglers transport people in vans that are loaded beyond the recommended vehicle weight limitations. The unrestrained occupants change the vehicle's center of gravity and increase the propensity for van rollovers. Van rollovers produce multiple casualties that quickly outstrip the resources of rural providers. The purpose of this article is to describe two cases that involved multiple victims injured in van rollovers that occurred on two consecutive days. The rollovers occurred in the rural areas outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and eventually taxed the entire metropolitan Phoenix area trauma system.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Disaster Management & Response - Volume 3, Issue 1, January–March 2005, Pages 4-10
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