Transferring patients to a pediatric trauma center: The transferring hospital's perspective

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 332-334

  Ammon, Adelaide A ^a,b   Fath, John J ^b   Brautigan, Mark ^b   Mehta, Rahul ^b   Matthews, Judith ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury severity; Pediatric critical care; Pediatric transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REGIONALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MICHIGAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0033793341     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200010000-00006     Document Type: Article

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