Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 51-52 , January 2005

Can the car tell us who needs the trauma team after a motor vehicle crash?

  • Mary Pat McKay, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Mary Pat McKay, MD, MPH, 5311 Sherrier Place, NW, Washington, DC 20016; 412-418-6070

References 

  1. Norwood SH, McAuley CE, Berne JD, et al. A prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤14 accurately predicts the need for full trauma team activation and patient hospitalization after motor vehicle collisions. J Trauma. 2002;53:503–507
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  4. Newgard CD, Lewis RL, Kraus JF. Steering wheel deformity and serious thoracic or abdominal injury among drivers and passengers involved in motor vehicle crashes. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;45:43–50
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 The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the author.Dr. McKay is currently faculty at the Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Ronald Reagan Institute for Emergency Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

PII: S0196-0644(04)01609-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.031

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 51-52 , January 2005

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