Prehospital vital signs can predict pain severity: Analysis using ordinal logistic regression

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 334-339

  Bendall, Jason C ^a   Simpson, Paul M ^a   Middleton, Paul M ^a  

^a Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base Bankstown Airport   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulance Service of New South Wales; Australia; Research Institute; Rozelle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORDINAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PULSE; RESPIRATORY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TACHYCARDIA; VITAL SIGNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455129246     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328344fdf2     Document Type: Article

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