The Galasko report implemented: The role of emergency medicine in the management of head injuries

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 130-133

  Johnston, Jeremy J E ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine and Galasko; Head; Injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 34247866429     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32801219a6     Document Type: Article

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