Snapshot view of emergency neurosurgical head injury care in Great Britain and Ireland

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-13

  Crimmins, Darach W ^a   Palmer, James D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head injury; Intensive care unit; Resources for healthcare; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MANNITOL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EMERGENCY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BEDS; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 0034017864     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.1.8     Document Type: Article

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