Alternative model for a pediatric trauma center: Efficient use of physician manpower at a freestanding children's hospital

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-22

  Vernon, Donald D ^a,c   Bolte, Robert G ^a   Scaife, Eric ^a   Hansen, Kristine W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Injury; Injury Severity Score; Mortality; Outcome; Probability of survival; Trauma; Trauma center; TRISS

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURVIVAL;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UTAH;

EID: 12344257010     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000150983.96357.83     Document Type: Article

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