Adherence with the pre-hospital triage protocol in the transport of injured patients in an urban setting

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1368-1376

  Fitzharris, Michael ^a,b   Stevenson, Mark ^b,c   Middleton, Paul ^d   Sinclair, Garry ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Greater Sydney Area Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Ambulance Service New South Wales Rescue Helicopter Base Bankstown Airport   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Transportation of patients; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864288580     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.019     Document Type: Article

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