Examination of triage nurse text narratives to identify sports injury cases in emergency department presentations

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Mitchell, Rebecca ^a   Finch, Caroline ^b   Boufous, Soufiane ^c   Browne, Gary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency presentation; Narrative text; Sports injury; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TRIAGE;

EID: 77649269060     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300903024178     Document Type: Article

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