A two-hour intervention using start improves prehospital triage of mass casuality incidents

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-199

  Risavi, B L ^a   Salen, P N ^a   Heller, M B ^a   Arcona, S ^a  

^a HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Emergency medical technicians; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0035045929     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190940128     Document Type: Article

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