Primary trauma diversion: Initial experience in Hong Kong

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 954-960

  Cheung, N K ^a   Yeung, Janice H H ^a   Chan, Jimmy T S ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^c   Graham, Colin A ^a   Rainer, Timothy H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Prehospital care; Trauma diversion; Trauma system; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750022299     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196573.02139.b4     Document Type: Article

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