Quality and Effectiveness of a Pediatric Triage Training Program in a Guatemalan Public Hospital

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 525-528

  Crouse, Heather L ^a   Vaides, Henry ^b   Torres, Francisco ^b   Ishigami, Elise M ^c   Walsh, Michael T ^c   Soto, Miguel A ^b   Torrey, Susan B ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hospital Nacional Pedro Bethancourt   (Guatemala)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clasificaci n, Evaluaci n y Tratamiento de Emergencias Pedi tricas (CETEP); Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT); global health; international emergency medicine; triage training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TRIAGE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT TRAINING PROGRAM; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SATISFACTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 84912076446     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000277     Document Type: Article

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