The Epidemiology of Trauma Patients Attended by a Paramedic Staffed Emergency Medical Service in Perth, Western Australia

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The Epidemiology of Trauma Patients Attended by a Paramedic Staffed Emergency Medical Service in Perth, Western Australia

This thesis examined the characteristics and outcomes of adult trauma patients attended by paramedics in the metropolitan area. An increase in the incidence rate of trauma especially in older adults was found, with more than half of those transported to hospital being over 51 years of age. Falls fro...

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Main Author:	Brown, Elizabeth Emma
Format:	Thesis
Published:	Curtin University 2019
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77545

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