Paramedics' and pre-hospital physicians' assessments of anatomic injury in trauma patients: a cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pre-hospital assessment of a blunt trauma is difficult. Common triage tools are the mechanism of injury (MOI), vital signs, and anatomic injury (AI). Compared to the other tools, the clinical assessment of anatomic injury is more...

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Main Authors: Pitkäniemi Janne, Niemelä Mika, Handolin Lauri, Kirves Hetti, Randell Tarja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sjtrem.com/content/18/1/60