Chapter 12: Pre-hospital care



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Web-based references relating to the disc signs in footnotes, organised by page number

J R Army Med Corps. 1999 Jun;145(2):55-9.J R Army Med Corps. 2000 Feb;146(1):53. Battlefield First Aid: a simple, systematic approach for every soldier. Hodgetts TJ [Link]; page 794

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J Trauma. 2000 Oct;49(4):729-36. Ott R. Prognostic value of trauma scores in pediatric patients with multiple injuries. [Link]; page 810

Pediatr Emerg Care. 1999 Jun;15(3):215-23. Furnival RA. ABCs of scoring systems for pediatric trauma. [Link]; page 810

Improving Risk Adjustment in Critically Ill Trauma Patients: The TRISS-SAPS Score. Author: Reiter A, Mauritz W, Jordan B, Lang T, Pšlzl A, Pelinka L, Metnitz PG. Journal: J Trauma; 2004 Aug ; 57(2):375 PubMed ID: 15345988 [Link]; page 810

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