The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England - An analysis using trauma registry data

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 476-479

  Cheung, Ronny ^a   Ardolino, Antonella ^b   Lawrence, Thomas ^c   Bouamra, Omar ^c   Lecky, Fiona ^d,e   Berry, Kathleen ^f   Lyttle, Mark D ^g   Maconochie, Ian K ^h  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL; CLINICAL CARE; CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAJOR INCIDENTS; MAJOR TRAUMA MANAGEMENT; PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MED; PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; PAEDIATRIC INJURY; PAEDIATRIC RESUSCITATION; PAEDIATRICS; PARAMEDICS; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICS; TRAUMA;

ADOLESCENT; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84878020214     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201324     Document Type: Article

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