Trauma-related dispatch criteria for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Europe
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Trauma-related dispatch criteria for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Europe.
INTRODUCTION Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are used worldwide in order to provide potentially life-saving pre-hospital medical support to trauma patients at the accident scene. It is currently unclear how much overlap exists regarding the number and type of dispatch criteria used by individual HEMS organisations. The aim of the current study was to provide an overview of dispatch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-1383
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.03.015