Helicopter Scene Transport of Trauma Patients with Nonlife-Threatening Injuries: A Meta-Analysis
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical CarePublished 1 June 2006
Bryan E Bledsoe, A. Keith Wesley, Marc Eckstein, Thomas M. Dunn, Michael F. O Keefe
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The majority of trauma patients transported from the scene by helicopter have nonlife-threatening injuries, and efforts to more accurately identify those patients who would benefit most from helicopter transport from the accident scene to the trauma center are needed to reduce helicopter overutilization.
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The majority of trauma patients transported from the scene by helicopter have nonlife-threatening injuries. Efforts to more accurately identify those patients who would benefit most from helicopter transport from the accident scene to the trauma center are needed to reduce helicopter overutilization.
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