Can paramedics accurately identify patients who do not require emergency department care?

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-390

  Silvestri, Salvatore ^a   Rothrock, Steven G ^a   Kennedy, Dan ^a   Ladde, Jay ^a   Bryant, Marsha ^a   Pagane, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Paramedic; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 0036790716     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120290937987     Document Type: Article

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