Utilizing a trauma systems approach to benchmark and improve combat casualty care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Eastridge, Brian J ^a   Wade, Charles E ^a   Spott, Mary A ^a   Costanzo, George ^a   Dunne, James ^d   Flaherty, Stephen ^c   Holcomb, John B ^b   West, Susan ^a   Apodaca, Amy ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne ^a   Casscells, S Ward ^e  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Combat casualty care; Injury; Trauma; Trauma system

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; UTILIZATION; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; INJURY SEVERITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77954767296     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e421f3     Document Type: Article

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