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Title
Beneficial effect of helicopter emergency medical services on survival of severely injured patients.
Authors
Frankema, S P G; Ringburg, A N; Steyerberg, E W; Edwards, M J R; Schipper, I B; van Vugt, A B
Abstract
In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a helicopter-transported medical team (HMT), staffed with a trauma physician, provides additional therapeutic options at the scene of injury. This study evaluated the influence of the HMT on the chance of survival of severely injured trauma victims.
Publication
The British journal of surgery, 2004, Vol 91, Issue 11, p1520