Primary scene responses by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in New South Wales Australia 2008–2009
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Primary scene responses by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in New South Wales Australia 2008–2009
BACKGROUND Despite numerous studies evaluating the benefits of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in primary scene responses, little information exists on the scope of HEMS activities in Australia. We describe HEMS primary scene responses with respect to the time taken, the distances travelled relative to the closest designated trauma hospital and the receiving hospital; as well as th...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-402