Can adult trauma surgeons care for injured children?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 729-738

  Knudson, M Margaret ^a,b   Shagoury, Carol ^a,b   Lewis, Frank R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAN FRANCISCO; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; TRIAGE;

EID: 0026716367     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199206000-00009     Document Type: Article

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