Computed tomography of the head by the accident and emergency department - Why 24 hour access is vital

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 294-297

  MacNamara, A F ^a,b   Brazil, E ^a   Evans, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Head injury; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CERVICAL SPINE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031691586     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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