Resources for managing trauma in rural New South Wales, Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 760-765

  Wong, Kenneth ^a,b   Petchell, Jeffrey ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital; Rural; Trauma; Trauma system; Trauma team

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RURAL AREA; SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4844220949     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03138.x     Document Type: Article

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