Outcomes of different health care contexts for direct transport to a trauma center versus initial secondary center care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction: Within a trauma system, pre-hospital care is the first step in managing the trauma patient. Timely and appropriate transport of the injured patient to the most appropriate facility is important. Many trauma systems mandate that serious trauma cases are transported directly to a level I...

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Main Authors: Williams, Teresa, Finn, Judith, Fatovich, D., Jacobs, I.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23911