Patient choice in the selection of hospitals by 9-1-1 emergency medical services providers in trauma systems

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 911-919

  Newgard, Craig D ^a   Mann, N Clay ^b   Hsia, Renee Y ^c   Bulger, Eileen M ^d   Ma, O John ^a   Staudenmayer, Kristan ^e   Haukoos, Jason S ^f,g   Sahni, Ritu ^a,h   Kuppermann, Nathan ⁱ  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h City of Lake Oswego   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884515869     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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