The value of dental radiographic equipment in a Navy field hospital.
The portable dental X-ray machine has been used to augment standard field x-ray equipment. This allows for more rapid assessment of combat casualties. The data presented describe the use of the portable dental X-ray machine during the 100-hour ground war against Iraq.
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Department of Orthopedics, Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA 92134-5000.
Ungersma
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D003796:Dental Service, Hospital; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006775:Hospitals, Packaged; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D009326:Naval Medicine; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*