Ambulance transport rates after motor vehicle collision for older vs. younger adults: A population-based study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 373-379

  Hunold, Katherine M ^a   Sochor, Mark R ^a   McLean, Samuel A ^b   Mosteller, Kaitlyn B ^b   Fernandez, Antonio R ^b   Platts Mills, Timothy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Geriatrics; Motor vehicle collision; Triage

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS; TRANSPORT RATE; TRIAGE;

GERIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908372623     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.09.026     Document Type: Article

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