Investigating moderate to severe paediatric trauma in the Auckland region: Paediatric Emergency Medicine

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-179

  Couch, Louise ^a   Yates, Kim ^a   Aickin, Richard ^b   Pena, Andres ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Outcome measures; Paediatric trauma; Severity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DATA BASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWNING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OPEN REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC TRAUMA SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77951233549     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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