@article{ref1,
title="Orthopaedic triage during natural disasters and mass casualties: do scoring systems matter?",
journal="International orthopaedics",
year="2013",
author="Wolfson, Nikolaj",
volume="37",
number="8",
pages="1439-1441",
abstract="Mass casualty events, either natural disasters or man-made, are associated with extremities injuries. The treating surgeon often faces a challenging decision: can the affected extremity be saved or amputated? The following article will present the author's view on the subject of triage and the use of scoring systems in the decision-making process whether to salvage or amputate an affected extremity. The author will analyse the existing scoring systems and emphasise significance of the regional factors: geographical, cultural and level of health care, as factors playing roles in this process.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0341-2695",
doi="10.1007/s00264-013-1997-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-013-1997-z"
}