Annals of emergency medicine
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Comparative Study
Paramedic injury severity perception can aid trauma triage.
To compare information contained in standard out-of-hospital trauma triage criteria and standard criteria plus advanced emergency medical technician (EMT) injury severity perception for determination of patient need for trauma center evaluation. ⋯ Standard out-of-hospital triage criteria benefit from inclusion of advanced EMT injury severity perception information.
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To conduct an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of implementation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in emergency departments in the United States and Canada. ⋯ Implementation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules would result in significant savings of health care dollars despite the cost of missed fractures including litigation costs.