Track and trigger in an emergency department: An observational evaluation study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 186-191

  Wilson, Sarah J ^a,b,d   Wong, David ^c   Clifton, David ^c   Fleming, Susannah ^c   Way, Rob ^a   Pullinger, Richard ^a   Tarassenko, Lionel ^c  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRACK AND TRIGGER SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84874665612     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200499     Document Type: Article

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