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Secondary Overtriage in a Statewide Rural Trauma System

Description
Analyzes secondary overtriage in West Virginia hospitals to determine the efficiency of a statewide rural trauma system. Table 1 details non-transfer and transfer patient characteristics and table 5 details factors linked with secondary overtriage.
Author(s)
Jorge Con, Dustin Long, Emily Sasala, et al.
Citation
Journal of Surgical Research, 198(2), 462-467
Date
10/2015
Type
Document
Tagged as
Emergency department and urgent care services · Emergency medical services · Hospitals · Statistics and data · West Virginia