Mass casualty triage: An evaluation of the data and development of a proposed national guideline

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a   Schwartz, Richard B ^b   Coule, Phillip L ^b   Weinstein, Eric S ^c   Cone, David C ^c   Hunt, Richard C ^d   Sasser, Scott M ^d   Liu, J Marc ^a   Nudell, Nikiah G ^e   Wedmore, Ian S ^f   Hammond, Jeffrey ^g   Bulger, Eileen M ^h   Salomone, Jeffrey P ⁱ   Sanddal, Teri L ^j   Lord, Graydon C ^k   Markenson, David ^l   O'Connor, Robert E ^m  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Idaho EMS Bureau   (United States)

^f MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation   (United States)

^k GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Trauma and injury; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949117581     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e318182194e     Document Type: Review

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