Evaluating trauma care capabilities in Mexico with the World Health Organization's Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care publication

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-103

  Arreola Risa, Carlos ^a   Mock, Charles ^b,c   Rivera, Felipe Vega ^d   Hicks, Eduardo Romero ^e   Solana, Felipe Guzmán ^f   Ramírez, Giovanni Porras ^g   Amoroso, Gilberto Montiel ^g   De Boer, Melanie ^h  

^a Sistema Estatal de Atención de Emergencias Médicas   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Hospital Central   (Mexico)

^e Sistema de Urgencias del Estado   (Mexico)

^f Hospital Civil   (Mexico)

^g Pan American Health Organization ^*

^h Pan American Health Organization   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Guidelines; Mexico; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; PUBLICATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESUSCITATION; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; NUEVO LEON; OAXACA; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEXICO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645736022     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892006000200004     Document Type: Article

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