Effectiveness of prehospital trauma triage guidelines for the identification of major trauma in elderly motor vehicle crash victims

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-115

  Scheetz, Linda J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 0037398605     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2003.59     Document Type: Article

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