Trauma triage: Concepts in prehospital trauma care

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-310

  O'Connor, Robert E ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745712441     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120600723947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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