Accuracy of ATLS guidelines for predicting systolic blood pressure

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7285, 2001, Pages 552-

  Russell, Ian S ^a   Baig, Zak ^b   Quin, Gareth ^c   Mccarthy, Gerard ^c   Deakin, Charles D ^d  

^a University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^b Minlaton Accident and Emergency Department   (Australia)

^c ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIAL ARTERY; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PULSE RATE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0035799068     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7285.552     Document Type: Letter

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