Interhospital patient transport by rotary wing aircraft in a combat environment: Risks, adverse events, and process improvement

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Lehmann, Ryan ^a   Oh, John ^b   Killius, Sherry ^c   Cornell, Mark ^c   Furay, Elizabeth ^c   Martin, Matthew ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BATTLE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; SOLDIER; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049086800     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819d9575     Document Type: Review

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