The effect of age, severity, and mechanism of injury on risk of death from major trauma in Western Australia

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 647-651

  Fatovich, Daniel M ^a   Jacobs, Ian G ^a   Langford, Stephen A ^b   Phillips, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Injury severity; Major trauma; Mechanism of injury; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875277834     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182788065     Document Type: Article

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