Trauma team activation can be tailored by prehospital criteria

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1401-1407

  Claridge, Jeffrey A ^a   Golob Jr , Joseph F ^a   Leukhardt, William H ^a   Kan, Justin A ^a   Como, John J ^a   Malangoni, Mark A ^a   Yowler, Charles J ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; OHIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 78651354768     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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