Prehospital factors associated with severe injury in older adults

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 886-893

  Scheetz, Linda J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aged, 80 and older; Elderly; Emergency medical services; Severe injury; Triage; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77956616747     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.05.018     Document Type: Review

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