A triage vital sign policy for a children's hospital emergency department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-192

  Keddington, Roger K ^a,b   Thomas, Donna Ojanen ^a   Henderson, Deborah Parkman ^a  

^a Prim Children's Med Ctr E ^*  (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSE RATE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PULSE; RESPIRATION; TRIAGE;

EID: 0032037118     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1767(98)90030-7     Document Type: Article

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