A comparison of physician-staffed helicopters and ground ambulances transport for the outcome of severe thoracic trauma patients

We retrospectively investigated prognostic factors for severe thoracic trauma patients evacuated by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) and ground ambulance using the Japan Trauma Data Bank (JTDB).

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yoshihiro Kushida, Kei Jitsuiki, Ken-ichi Muramatsu, Saya Ikegami, Hiroki Nagasawa, Ikuto Takeuchi, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Yasumasa Oode, Kazuhiko Omori, Youichi Yanagawa Source Type: research