Redefining the outcomes to resources ratio for burn patient triage in a mass casualty

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-45

  Taylor, Sandra ^a   Jeng, James ^b   Saffle, Jeffrey R ^c   Sen, Soman ^d   Greenhalgh, David G ^d   Palmieri, Tina L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS DISASTER; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BURNS; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892786875     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000034     Document Type: Article

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