Emergencias
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Observational Study
[Efficacy of nurse consultants in a health emergency coordination center].
To describe nurse consultants' work at the Health Emergency Coordination Center of Galicia (CCUSG-061) in terms of their ability to resolve problems and the appropriateness of their decisions. ⋯ Nurses resolve most patients' emergency care requirements safely without moving patients or mobilizing health resources.
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To compare the frequency and characteristics of prehospital and hospital deaths and assess whether injury severity and age can predict mortality when prehospital deaths are included or excluded from total mortality. ⋯ Most deaths from injuries occur before patients reach a hospital. The main characteristics of prehospital and hospital deaths differ. Including data for prehospital deaths in regression models does not change survival prediction based on injury severity and age.