Maximizing the sensitivity and specificity of pediatric trauma team activation criteria

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1119-1125

  Dowd, M D ^a   McAneney, C ^a   Lacher, M ^a   Ruddy, R M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric trauma; Trauma care; Trauma team

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0033781294     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2000.tb01261.x     Document Type: Article

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