McGoldrick Ciara, Damkat-Thomas Lindsay, Lewis Harry
Regional Plastic and Maxillofacial Unit, Ulster Hospital Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH.
Ulster Med J. 2011 Jan;80(1):19-20.
Hand injuries account for 2000 referrals to the Northern Ireland plastic surgery trauma service each year. Emergency nurse practitioners are increasingly utilised to assess and manage minor injuries and independently refer patients to the hand trauma service. This paper uses a newly developed scoring system to assess the impact of varying grades of referring practitioner on the quality and appropriateness of referral.
手部损伤每年导致2000例患者被转诊至北爱尔兰整形外科创伤服务部门。急诊护士从业者越来越多地被用于评估和处理轻伤，并独立将患者转诊至手部创伤服务部门。本文使用一种新开发的评分系统来评估不同级别的转诊从业者对转诊质量和适宜性的影响。
