A critical assessment of the out-of-hospital trauma triage guidelines for physiologic abnormality

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 452-462

  Newgard, Craig D ^a   Rudser, Kyle ^b   Hedges, Jerris R ^a,d   Kerby, Jeffrey D ^e   Stiell, Ian G ^f   Davis, Daniel P ^g   Morrison, Laurie J ^h   Bulger, Eileen ^c   Terndrup, Tom ⁱ   Minei, Joseph P ^j   Bardarson, Berit ^b   Emerson, Scott ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e Kentucky   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Out ofhospital; Physiologic; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OXIMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249119330     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ae20c9     Document Type: Article

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