Difference in trauma team activation criteria between hospitals within the same region

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 480-487

  Smith, Jason ^a,b   Caldwell, Erica ^a   Sugrue, Michael ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple trauma; Trauma centre; Trauma team activation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INJURY; LIMB AMPUTATION; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 28444470113     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00780.x     Document Type: Review

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