Reducing time to urgent surgery by transporting resources to the trauma patient

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-246

  McMonagle, Morgan P ^a,b   Flabouris, Arthas ^a,d   Parr, Michael J A ^c   Sugrue, Michael ^c  

^a NRMA CareFlight   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definitive surgical care; Emergency surgery; Major trauma centre; Retrieval service; Retrieval team; Surgically supported retrieval response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEW SOUTH WALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33947161066     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04026.x     Document Type: Article

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