Evaluation of pre-hospital trauma triage criteria: A prospective study at a Danish level I trauma centre

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1172-1177

  Kann, S H ^a   Hougaard, K ^a   Christensen, E F ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Trauma; Trauma team activation; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEAMWORK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548577507     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01354.x     Document Type: Article

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