Missed injury and the tertiary trauma survey

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-114

  Thomson, Charles B ^a   Greaves, Ian ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Error; Misdiagnosis; Missed injury; Tertiary survey; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIMB INJURY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37549030938     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.07.030     Document Type: Article

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