Trauma systems in Europe

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 576-579

  Leppäniemi, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Europe; Surgical education; Trauma center; Trauma registry; Trauma surgery; Trauma system

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; FALLING; HELICOPTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EUROPE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 28144454767     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000186918.00382.58     Document Type: Review

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