Compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention field triage guidelines in an established trauma system

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-154

  Gage, Alexis M ^a   Traven, Neal ^b   Rivara, Frederick P ^b   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a   Arbabi, Saman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND AMPUTATION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; PARALYSIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL FRACTURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COHORT STUDIES; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863008861     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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