Is air transport of stroke patients faster than ground transport? A prospective controlled observational study

Conclusions We found significantly shorter time from contact to triaging neurologist to arrival in the regional stroke centre if stroke patients were transported by primarily dispatched ground ambulance compared with a secondarily dispatched helicopter.

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Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - March 12, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hesselfeldt, R., Gyllenborg, J., Steinmetz, J., Do, H. Q., Hejselbaek, J., Rasmussen, L. S. Tags: Stroke, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests Original article Source Type: research