Trauma team activation: simplified criteria safely reduces overtriage

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 630-635

  Lehmann, Ryan K ^a   Arthurs, Zachary M ^a   Cuadrado, Daniel G ^a   Casey, Linda E ^a   Beekley, Alec C ^a   Martin, Matthew J ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Overtriage; Trauma; Triage; Undertriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 34147179867     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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