Management of severely injured children in road accidents in France: Impact of the acute care organization on the outcome

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Javouhey, Etienne ^a,b,c,d   Guérin, Anne Céline ^b,c,d   Martin, Jean Louis ^b,c,d   Floret, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Chiron, Mireille ^b,c,d  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b University Lyon   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d InVS   (France)

Author keywords

Acute care management; Children; Healthcare organization; Outcome; Road accident; Severe trauma

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MANNITOL;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 70349277549     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318198b1cb     Document Type: Article

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