Impact of emergency medical helicopter service on mortality for trauma in north-east Italy A regional prospective audit

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 69-77

  Nardi, G ^a   Massarutti, D ^a   Muzzi, R ^a   Kette, F ^b   De Monte, A ^a   Carnelos, G A ^c   Peressutti, R ^a   Berlot, G ^b   Giordano, F ^a   Gullo, A ^b  

^a Regional Hospital of Udine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c Regional Hospital of Gorizia ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced trauma life support (ATLS); Basic trauma life support (BTLS); Emergency helicopter medical service (EMHS); Mortality; Pre hospital care; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0028457205     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199406000-00004     Document Type: Article

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