Prehospital trauma systems reduce mortality in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 261-268

  Henry, Jaymie Ang ^a   Reingold, Arthur Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prehospital; rural trauma system; first responder; developing countries; ATLS.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE TIME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RISK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84864235346     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824bde1e     Document Type: Article

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