Preventable deaths after injury: why are the traditional 'vital' signs poor indicators of blood loss?
Little
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North Western Injury Research Centre, University of Manchester Medical School, UK.
Kirkman
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Driscoll
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Hanson
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Mackway-Jones
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D017704:Baroreflex / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001831:Body Temperature; D002423:Cause of Death; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012769:Shock / Q000145:classification; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*