Pain assessments at triage with the Manchester triage system: A prospective observational study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 585-589

  Van Der Wulp, Ineke ^a   Sturms, Leontien M ^a   De Jong, Annemarie ^b,c   Schot Balfoort, Marian ^b,c   Schrijvers, Augustinus J P ^a   Van Stel, Henk F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Utrecht Oudenrijn   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959622156     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.085696     Document Type: Article

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