Comparison of the SALT and Smart triage systems using a virtual reality simulator with paramedic students

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 314-321

  Cone, David C ^a   Serra, John ^b   Kurland, Lisa ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

disaster planning; emergency medical services; emergency medical technicians; triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SMART TRIAGE SYSTEM; SORT ASSESS LIFE SAVING INTERVENTION TREAT AND TRANSPORT TRIAGE SYSTEM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALGORITHMS; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEACHING; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 80455137219     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328345d6fd     Document Type: Article

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