The impact of a helicopter emergency medical services program on potential morbidity and mortality

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 48-50

  Powell, D G ^a,b   Hutton, K ^a   King, J K ^a   Mark, L ^a   McLellan, H M ^a   McNab, J ^a   Mears, D ^a  

^a STARS   (Canada)

^b Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Helicopter emergency medical services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

AIR AMBULANCES; CANADA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALS, URBAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0031113531     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(97)90090-0     Document Type: Article

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