When is the helicopter faster? A comparison of helicopter and ground ambulance transport times

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 148-153

  Diaz, Marco A ^a   Hendey, Gregory W ^b   Bivins, Herbert G ^b  

^a ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University Medical Center Fresno   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromedical transport; Emergency Medical Services transport times; Prehospital transport

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; TECHNIQUE; TIME; URBAN AREA;

AIR AMBULANCES; AMBULANCES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 13544260717     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000124264.43941.41     Document Type: Article

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