Prospective evaluation of a two-tiered trauma activation protocol in an Australian major trauma referral hospital

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-474

  Davis, Trudi ^a   Dinh, Michael ^a   Roncal, Sue ^a   Byrne, Chris ^a   Petchell, Jeffrey ^a   Leonard, Elizabeth ^a   Stack, Amanda ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Trauma; Trauma team activation; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVALUATION STUDY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950022631     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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