Trauma Stat and Trauma Minor: Are we making the call appropriately?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 421-425

  Chen, Li Ern ^a   Snyder, Alison K ^a   Minkes, Robert K ^a   Dillon, Patrick A ^a   Foglia, Robert P ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MISSOURI; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3242695016     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000132213.19858.bf     Document Type: Article

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