An evaluation of a new prehospital pre-alert guidance tool

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 820-823

  Booth, Sean Michael ^a   Bloch, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLLAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FACE VALIDITY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREHOSPITAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; PARAMEDICS, GUIDELINES; PREHOSPITAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884590712     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201545     Document Type: Article

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