Trauma triage in the emergency departments of nontrauma centers: An analysis of individual physician caseload on triage patterns

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1541-1547

  Mohan, Deepika ^a   Barnato, Amber E ^a   Rosengart, Matthew R ^a   Farris, Coreen ^a   Yealy, Donald M ^a   Switzer, Galen E ^a   Fischhoff, Baruch ^a   Saul, Melissa ^a   Angus, Derek C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Trauma triage; Volume outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPINE FRACTURE; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880124238     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828c3f75     Document Type: Article

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