A regional trauma system to optimize the pre-hospital triage of trauma patients

Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bouzat, Pierre ^a,b   Ageron, François Xavier ^c   Brun, Julien ^a   Levrat, Albrice ^c   Berthet, Marion ^a   Rancurel, Elisabeth ^a   Thouret, Jean Marc ^d   Thony, Frederic ^a   Arvieux, Catherine ^a   Payen, Jean François ^a,b   Albasini, François ^e   Champly, Frédéric ^f   Danel, Vincent ^a   Debaty, Guillaume ^a   Grailles, Fabienne ^g   Habold, Daniel ^d   Hoareau, Christophe ^h   Peribois, Guillaume ⁱ   Savary, Dominique ^c   Vallenet, Claire ^j  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier de la Region d'Annecy   (France)

^d Hospital of Chambery   (France)

^e Emergency medical service Saint Jean de Maurienne Hospital   (France)

^f Hôpitaux du Pays du Mont Blanc   (France)

^g Emergency medical service Albertville Hospital   (France)

^h Emergency medical service Bourg Saint Maurice Hospital   (France)

ⁱ Hôpital de Jour   (France)

^j Emergency medical service Annemasse Center Hospitalier Alpes Leman   (France)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; PROCEDURES; REGISTER;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84928014455     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-015-0835-7     Document Type: Article

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