Results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of triage and direct transportation to minor injuries units by ambulance crews

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Snooks, H ^a   Foster, T ^b   Nicholl, J ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; WORKING TIME;

ACCIDENTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 0842264754     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.009050     Document Type: Article

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