Impact of joint theater trauma system initiatives on battlefield injury outcomes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 852-857

  Eastridge, Brian J ^a   Costanzo, George ^b   Jenkins, Donald ^b   Spott, Mary Ann ^a   Wade, Charles ^a   Greydanus, Dominique ^a   Flaherty, Stephen ^a   Rappold, Joseph ^c   Dunne, James ^c   Holcomb, John B ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^a  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; Injury; Military; Trauma; Trauma system; War

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INJURY SEVERITY; JOINT THEATER TRAUMA SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WOUND;

HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71449118103     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.029     Document Type: Article

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