Natural Experiment Outcomes Studies in Rotor Wing Air Medical Transport: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Before-and-After and Helicopter-Unavailable Publications From 1970 to 2022

• Published in: Air medical journal Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 124 - 132
• Main Authors: Schoenfeld, David, Thomas, Caroline E., McCartin, Michael P., Blumen, Ira J., Galvagno, Samuel M., Thomas, Stephen H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Air Ambulances; Aircraft; Emergency Medical Services; Humans; Outcome Assessment, Health Care

Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is widely used for prehospital and interfacility transport, but there is a paucity of HEMS outcomes data from studies using randomized controlled trial designs. In the absence of robust randomized controlled trial evidence, judgments regarding HEMS potent...