Potential role for advanced trauma life support programme in improving trauma care in Jamaica

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-212

  McDonald, A ^a,b,c   Ali, J ^a,b,c   Mitchell, D I G ^a,b,c   Newnham, M S ^a,b,c   Barnett, A ^a,b,c   Williams, E ^a,b,c   Martin, A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Department of Paediatrics   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; JAMAICA; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL WARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JAMAICA; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0142186133     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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