Critical care in the emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 296-300

  O’Connor, Gabrielle ^a   Geary, Una ^a   Moriarty, James ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical care; Emergency department; Resource allocation; Therapeutic intervention scoring system 28

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952087643     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32831090bd     Document Type: Article

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