Association Between Helicopter vs Ground Emergency Medical Services and Survival for Adults With Major Trauma

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 307; no. 15; pp. 1602 - 1610
• Main Authors: Galvagno, Samuel M, Haut, Elliott R, Zafar, S. Nabeel, Millin, Michael G, Efron, David T, Koenig, George J, Baker, Susan P, Bowman, Stephen M, Pronovost, Peter J, Haider, Adil H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Medical Association 18.04.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Aged; Air Ambulances - statistics & numerical data; Airlifts; Ambulances - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical outcomes; Cohort Studies; Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medical Services - methods; Female; General aspects; Humans; Injuries; International Classification of Diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Propensity Score; Rehabilitation Centers; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis; Trauma Centers - classification; United States; Wounds and Injuries - classification; Wounds and Injuries - mortality; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Young Adult; United States; Human; Medicine; Helicopter; Association; Adult; Emergency medical service; Survival; Trauma; Comparative study

CONTEXT: Helicopter emergency medical services and their possible effect on outcomes for traumatically injured patients remain a subject of debate. Because helicopter services are a limited and expensive resource, a methodologically rigorous investigation of its effectiveness compared with ground em...