The efficacy of a two-tiered trauma activation system at a level i trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 829-833

  Kouzminova, Natalia ^a   Shatney, Clayton ^a   Palm, Erin ^b   McCullough, Michael ^a   Sherck, John ^a,b  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Tiered trauma response; Trauma activation; Trauma alert; Trauma Center; Trauma triage

Indexed keywords

AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DEATH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RUPTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE INJURY; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE INJURY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TWO TIERED TRAUMA ACTIVATION SYSTEM;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 72449131482     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b57b6d     Document Type: Article

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