Clinical features, patterns of referral and out of hospital transport events for patients with suspected isolated spinal injury

Injury

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 569-575

  Flabouris, Arthas ^a  

^a NRMA CareFlight   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0034886934     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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