Air medical transport of trauma patients

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 324-327

  Hankins, Daniel ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Air ambulances; Patient transfer; Transportation of patients

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AIRPLANE CREW; AIRPLANE PILOT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY;

AIR AMBULANCES; HUMANS; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745726438     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120600728748     Document Type: Conference Paper

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