Prehospital injury deaths-Strengthening the case for prevention: Nationwide cohort study

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 765-772

  Gedeborg, Rolf ^a   Chen, Li Hui ^b   Thiblin, Ingemar ^a   Byberg, Liisa ^a   Melhus, Håkan ^a   Michaelsson, Karl ^a   Warner, Margaret ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Prehospital emergency care; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DROWNING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PREHOSPITAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862653453     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182288272     Document Type: Article

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