A review of patients who suddenly deteriorate in the presence of paramedics

BMC Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Boyle, Malcolm J ^a   Smith, Erin C ^a   Archer, Frank ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; METHOXYFLURANE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; BODY REGIONS; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PELVIS INJURY; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUDDEN PATIENT DETERIORATION; THORAX INJURY; TIME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 49949115604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471227X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-9     Document Type: Review

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