Evaluation of a novel algorithm for primary mass casualty triage by paramedics in a physician manned EMS system: A dummy based trial

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wolf, Philipp ^a,b   Bigalke, Marc ^c   Graf, Bernhard M ^a   Birkholz, Torsten ^c   Dittmar, Michael S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology Asklepios Hospital Burglengenfeld   (Germany)

^c Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services for the EMS area Amberg (A LRD Amberg)   (Germany)

Author keywords

ASAV; Mass casualty incident; Primary triage; Reliability; Time requirement

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMBULANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS DISASTER; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84907058287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-014-0050-6     Document Type: Article

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