Studies evaluating current field triage: 1966 - 2005

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-306

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technician; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMANS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745698452     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120600723921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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