Can paramedics using guidelines accurately triage patients?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 268-277

  Pointer, James E ^a,b,c   Levitt, M Andrew ^a,b,c   Young, Justin C ^a,b,c   Promes, Susan B ^a,b,c   Messana, Benedict J ^a,b,c   Adèr, Mary E J ^a,b,c  

^a Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency (TJM   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c American Medical Response Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034824364     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2001.117198     Document Type: Article

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