Validation of the National Early Warning Score in the prehospital setting

Resuscitation

Volumn 89, Issue C, 2015, Pages 31-35

  Silcock, Daniel J ^a   Corfield, Alasdair R ^a   Gowens, Paul A ^b   Rooney, Kevin D ^a,c  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National Early Warning Score; Prehospital; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL EARLY WARNING SCORE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84927636430     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.12.029     Document Type: Article

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