UK triage - An improved tool for an evolving threat

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-28

  Horne, Simon ^a   Vassallo, James ^a   Read, James ^a   Ball, Susan ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major incident; Mass casualty; Military; Penetrating trauma; Sensitivity; Sieve; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BREATHING RATE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84870709698     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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