Comparison of helicopter and ground emergency medical service: A retrospective analysis of a German rescue helicopter base

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-56

  Mommsen, Philipp ^a   Bradt, Nikolas ^a   Zeckey, Christian ^a   Andruszkow, Hagen ^a   Petri, Max ^a   Frink, Michael ^a   Hildebrand, Frank ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Probst, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

air rescue; Emergency medical service; ground ambulance; mission times; time sensitive diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; AMBULANCES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84856512582     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2011-0655     Document Type: Article

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