The ability of early warning scores (EWS) to detect critical illness in the prehospital setting: A systematic review

AIM: To examine whether early warning scores (EWS) can accurately predict critical illness in the prehospital setting and affect patient outcomes. METHODS: We searched bibliographic databases for comparative studies that examined prehospital EWS for patients transported by ambulance in the prehospit...

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Main Authors: Williams, Teresa, Tohira, Hideo, Finn, Judith, Perkins, G., Ho, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6210