An economic evaluation of triage tools for patients with suspected severe injuries in England

An economic evaluation of triage tools for patients with suspected severe injuries in England

Many health care systems triage injured patients to major trauma centres (MTCs) or local hospitals by using triage tools and paramedic judgement. Triage tools are typically assessed by whether patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 16 go to an MTC and whether patients with an ISS 

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC emergency medicine 2022-01, Vol.22 (1), p.4-4, Article 4
Hauptverfasser: Pollard, Daniel, Fuller, Gordon, Goodacre, Steve, van Rein, Eveline A J, Waalwijk, Job F, van Heijl, Mark
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Costs
Decision making
Economic aspects
Economic evaluation
Emergency medical care
England
Evaluation
Health care
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Injury Severity Score
Major trauma
Mathematical models
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Patients
Population
Severe injuries
Tradeoffs
Trauma
Trauma Centers
Triage - methods
Triage tools
Wounds and Injuries
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Zusammenfassung:Many health care systems triage injured patients to major trauma centres (MTCs) or local hospitals by using triage tools and paramedic judgement. Triage tools are typically assessed by whether patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 16 go to an MTC and whether patients with an ISS 
ISSN:1471-227X
1471-227X
DOI:10.1186/s12873-021-00557-6