Current use of early warning scores in UK emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-66

  Griffiths, James R ^a   Kidney, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 84455193295     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200508     Document Type: Article

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