Scene disposition and mode of transport following rural trauma: A prospective cohort study comparing patient costs

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-354

  Cummings, Garnet ^a   O'Keefe, Grant ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Helicopter; Rural hospital; Trauma; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; VICTIM;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; ALBERTA; AMBULANCES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SAMPLING STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034020689     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00227-9     Document Type: Article

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