Trauma systems and timing of patient transfer: are we improving?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-468

  Svenson, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RURAL POPULATION; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WAITING LISTS; WISCONSIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41849100661     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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