Reducing "cry wolf" - Changing trauma team activation at a pediatric trauma centre

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 698-702

  Bevan, Catherine ^a   Officer, Clara ^a   Crameri, Joe ^a   Palmer, Cameron ^a   Babl, Franz E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pediatric trauma; Tiered trauma response; Trauma team activation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 68149166146     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318165b2f7     Document Type: Article

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