Commonly missed injuries in the accident and emergency department

Trauma

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-51

  Lee, Caroline ^a   Bleetman, Anthony ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A E; delayed diagnosis; missed injury; radiology audit; tertiary trauma survey

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELBOW INJURY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT INJURY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 1842843082     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1460408604ta298oa     Document Type: Article

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