Cost-benefit of trained transport teams: Estimates for head-injured children

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Macnab, Andrew J ^a   Wensley, David F ^a   Sun, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Ambulance Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Head injuries; Pediatrics; Trained escorts; Transport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035177695     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190940227     Document Type: Article

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