External validation and modification of a pediatric trauma triage tool

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 606-609

  Nasr, Ahmed ^a   Mikrogianakis, Angelo ^a   McDowall, Dorothy ^a   Wales, Paul ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147114203     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31802ee56f     Document Type: Article

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