Use of a physiologic scoring system during interhospital transport of pediatric patients

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 23-26

  Gunnarsson, Björn ^a   Heard, Christopher M B ^a   Rotta, Alexandre T ^a   Heard, Andrew M B ^a   Kourkounis, Barbara H ^a   Fletcher, James E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical scoring systems; Critical care illness; Patient outcome assessment; Pediatric risk of mortality (PRISM); Pediatrics; Therapeutic intervention scoring system (TISS); Transportation of patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME;

EID: 0035198274     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(01)70042-9     Document Type: Article

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