Prehospital Reverse Shock Index Times Glasgow Coma Scale as a Predictor for Trauma Intervention in Paediatric Trauma Patients
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Nicholas J. Dante, Ryan J. Salvatore, Nicolas L. Carayannopoulos, Sathyaprasad C. Burjonrappa
Topic overview
Previous studies have identified the reverse shock index x Glasgow Coma Scale (rSIG) as a tool for predicting the need for trauma intervention in pediatric patients. This study sought to investigate the utility of prehospital rSIG as a triage tool to predict the need for trauma-center level of care in a large pediatric cohort.
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