Have ATLS and national transfer guidelines improved the quality of resuscitation and transfer of head-injured patients? A prospective survey from a Regional Neurosurgical Unit

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 834-838

  Price, Stephen J ^a,b   Suttner, Nigel ^a   Aspoas, A Robert ^a  

^a OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AIRWAY; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; IMAGING SYSTEM; IRELAND; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142138232     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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