Helicopter evacuation of trauma victims in los angeles: Does it improve survival?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2469-2476

  Talving, Peep ^a   Teixeira, Pedro G R ^a   Barmparas, Galinos ^a   Dubose, Joseph ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Lam, Lydia ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESCUE WORK; SURVIVAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350009673     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0185-1     Document Type: Article

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