Evaluation of the performance of French physician-staffed emergency medical service in the triage of major trauma patients

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1476-1483

  Hamada, Sophie Rym ^a,b,c,d   Gauss, Tobias ^a,b,e   Duchateau, François Xavier ^a,b   Truchot, Jennifer ^b,f   Harrois, Anatole ^c,d   Raux, Mathieu ^g,h   Duranteau, Jacques ^d,i   Mantz, Jean ^b,e   Paugam Burtz, Catherine ^a,b  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Centre de recherche sur l'habitat ENSA Paris Val de Seine   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ Laboratoire d'Etude de la Microcirculation   (France)

Author keywords

algorithm; French system; prehospital care; Triage process; undertriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84902001295     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000239     Document Type: Article

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