Air versus ground transport of the major trauma patient: A natural experiment

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-50

  McVey, Jennifer ^a,b   Petrie, David A ^a,b   Tallon, John M ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air medical transport, TRISS analysis; Helicopter emergency medical services; HEMS; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; ONLINE MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEATHER;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; AMBULANCES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71449100086     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903349788     Document Type: Article

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