Differences in trauma team activation criteria used by hospitals in the South West Peninsula [6]

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 372-373

  Pitchford, Lindsey ^a   Smith, Jason ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PULSE RATE; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34247846062     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.047134     Document Type: Letter

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