Undertriage of Trauma-Related Deaths in U.S. Emergency Departments

INTRODUCTION: Accurate field triage of critically injured patients to trauma centers is vital for improving survival. We sought to estimate the national degree of undertriage of trauma patients who die in emergency departments (EDs) by evaluating the frequency and characteristics associated with tri...

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Published in:West J Emerg Med
Main Authors: Holst, Jenelle A., Perman, Sarah M., Capp, Roberta, Haukoos, Jason S., Ginde, Adit A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2016
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Health Outcomes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899063/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330664
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.2.29327
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