TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - A system of alias assignment for unidentified patients requiring emergency hospital admission
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Long, W. B.
A1  - Frank, H. A.
A1  - Wachtel, T. L.
A1  - Fortune, J. B.
A1  - Robinson, Gail
SP  - 333
EP  - 336
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - Many patients are admitted to emergency facilities without positive identification. In the past, these patients were usually assigned a temporary alias name (i.e., John Doe, Jane Doe) which was then changed after positive identification. We have discerned several problems with this procedure and have subsequently developed a coordinated system of alias identification in our hospital. This system allows for: a large pool of distinct alias identities, pre-assignment of hospital numbers to unidentified patients before arrival, and a smooth administrative transition as records are changed from the alias to the true identity.
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SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -