Trauma bypass in south-eastern Sydney: An 8-year review

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-142

  Macken, Lewis ^a   Manovel, Alvaro ^b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Emergency medical services; Trauma centres; Traumatology; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 17844390897     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00705.x     Document Type: Review

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