Inefficiencies in a rural trauma system: The burden of repeat imaging in interfacility transfers

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-255

  Gupta, Rajan ^a   Greer, Sarah E ^a   Martin, Eric D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scan; Interfacility transfer; Rural trauma; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RURAL AREA;

EID: 77955881569     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e4d579     Document Type: Article

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