Pediatric triage: A 2-tier, 5-level system in the United States

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-290

  O'Neill, Kathleen A ^a   Molczan, Kenneth ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Emergency; Pediatric; Triage

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; GOALS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041968531     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000086245.54586.58     Document Type: Review

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