title: Predictive factors for undertriage among severe blunt trauma patients:  what enables them to slip through an established trauma triage protocol?
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizushima
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology