Deciphering the use and predictive value of "emergency medical services provider judgment" in out-of-hospital trauma triage: A multisite, mixed methods assessment

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1239-1248

  Newgard, Craig D ^a   Kampp, Michael ^a   Nelson, Maria ^a   Holmes, James F ^b   Zive, Dana ^a   Rea, Thomas ^c   Bulger, Eileen M ^c   Liao, Michael ^d,e   Sherck, John ^f   Hsia, Renee Y ^g   Wang, N Ewen ^h   Fleischman, Ross J ^a   Barton, Erik D ⁱ   Daya, Mohamud ^a   Heineman, John ^a,j   Kuppermann, Nathan ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^f SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

EMS provider; Judgment; Serious injury; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864573927     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182468b51     Document Type: Article

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