Characteristics and outcomes of injured patients presenting by private vehicle in a state trauma system

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-281

  Johnson, Nicholas J ^a   Carr, Brendan G ^a   Salhi, Rama ^a   Holena, Daniel N ^a   Wolff, Catherine ^a   Band, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OVERALL INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84873640455     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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