Road traffic fatalities in Victoria, Australia and changes to the trauma care system

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1099-1104

  McDermott, F T ^a,b,c   Cordner, S M ^a,d   Tremayne, A B ^a  

^a Consultative Committee on Road Traffic Fatalities in Victoria ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERROR; EVALUATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING; TRAUMATOLOGY; WARD;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COMMUNICATION; DEATH, SUDDEN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRIAGE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034822240     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01835.x     Document Type: Article

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