Injury
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 470-474 , May 2010

Prospective evaluation of a two-tiered trauma activation protocol in an Australian major trauma referral hospital

  • Trudi Davis

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 295156111; fax: +61 295155099.
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  • Michael Dinh

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
    • Department of Trauma Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Sue Roncal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Chris Byrne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Petchell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Leonard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Amanda Stack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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PII: S0020-1383(10)00005-7

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.01.003

Injury
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