Design and development of a mobile-based system for supporting emergency triage decision making mobile systems

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Tian, Yu ^a   Zhou, Tian Shu ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Zhang, Mao ^a   Li, Jing Song ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cox proportional hazard model; Data mining; Emergency care; Mass casualty incidents; Mobile based system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS DISASTER; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PULSE RATE; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAL SIGN; DECISION MAKING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

AGE FACTORS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; VITAL SIGNS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84904043242     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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