Defining the representativeness heuristic in trauma triage: A retrospective observational cohort study.

Shreyus S KulkarniBarry DewittBaruch FischhoffMatthew R RosengartDerek C AngusMelissa I SaulDonald M YealyDeepika Mohan

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Most moderate-to-severely injured patients present without the characteristics representative of severe trauma. Presence of these characteristics is associated with appropriate transfer, suggesting that modifying physicians' heuristics in trauma may improve triage patterns.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
trauma patients
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
early onset
cross sectional