Precision of field triage in patients brought to a trauma centre after introducing trauma team activation guidelines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Field triage is important for regional trauma systems providing high sensitivity to avoid that severely injured are deprived access to trauma team resuscitation (undertriage), yet high specificity to avoid resource over-utilization (...

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Main Authors: Rehn Marius, Eken Torsten, Krüger Andreas, Steen Petter, Skaga Nils, Lossius Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sjtrem.com/content/17/1/1