Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma
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Association between helicopter vs ground emergency medical services and survival for adults with major trauma.
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 emergency medical services is warranted. OBJECTIVE To assess the association between the use of he...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009228.pub3