Association of Interfacility Helicopter versus Ground Ambulance Transport and In-Hospital Mortality Among Trauma Patients.

Conclusions: Only for patients transferred from an NTC <90 miles from the receiving TTC was HT associated with a significantly decreased hazard of mortality in the first 72 hours. Many HT patients, especially from the most distant NTCs, had minor injuries and normal vital signs at both the NTC and TTC suggesting the decision to use HT for these patients was resource-driven rather than clinical. PMID: 32870724 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research