Aeromedical retrieval of trauma patients: Impact of flight path model on estimates of population coverage

ConclusionWhile all three flight path models described have some validity and utility, simplistic circular flight time isochrones around trauma centers and helicopter bases provide overly optimistic estimates of population coverage. The elliptical model provides a more realistic evaluation.

Source: The American Journal of Surgery - February 5, 2020 Category: Surgery Source Type: research