Defining the ratio of outcomes to resources for triage of burn patients in mass casualties

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 478-482

  Saffle, Jeffrey R ^a   Gibran, Nicole ^b   Jordan, Marion ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BURN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BURNS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 28044464917     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000185452.92833.c0     Document Type: Article

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