Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8556890 International Emergency Nursing 2018 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The NEWS and the RTS may be used to triage TBI patients for prehospital and hospital emergency care, respectively. Therefore, because traditional vital signs criteria may be of limited use for the triage of TBI patients, it is recommended that acuity scoring tools be used in such cases.
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The accuracy of acuity scoring tools to predict 24-h mortality in traumatic brain injury patients: A guide to triage criteria
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