Adverse events experienced while transferring the critically ill patient from the emergency department to the intensive care unit

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 858-861

  Gillman, Lucia ^a   Leslie, G ^a   Williams, T ^b   Fawcett, K ^b   Bell, R ^b   McGibbon, V ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BED OCCUPANCY; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33750720336     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.037697     Document Type: Article

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