Profile of cyclists with head injury admitted to a London Major Trauma Centre
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Methods Cyclists with any head injury requiring admission to hospital between January 1 2011 and December 31 2013 were identified from Intensive Care admissions, Emergency Department records, the Trauma Audit and Research Network and patient lists for the Trauma Ward. After identification of the patient group, data was collected from emergency department and pre-hospital documentation, imaging, toxicology and Intensive Care documentation where relevant.
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دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015