A consensus-based criterion standard for trauma center need

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1157-1163

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a   Willenbring, Brian D ^a   Pirrallo, Ronald G ^a   Brasel, Karen J ^b   Cady, Charles E ^a   Colella, M Riccardo ^a   Cooper, Arthur ^d   Cushman, Jeremy T ^e   Gourlay, David M ^c   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^f   Newgard, Craig D ^g   Salomone, Jeffrey P ^h   Sasser, Scott M ⁱ   Shah, Manish N ^e   Swor, Robert A ^j   Wang, Stewart C ^k  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Division of Trauma/Critical Care   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

Delphi method; emergency medical services; emergency medical technicians; trauma centers; triage; Wounds and injury

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; BLOOD; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR SURGERY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD; THORACOTOMY;

CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897045324     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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