EMS Versus Civilian Transportation of Severely Injured Patients

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• Alternative Title:
  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vs Non-EMS Transport of Critically Injured Patients: A Prospective Evaluation
• Creators:
  Cornwell, E. E. ; Hennigan, K. ; Maxson, C. ; Berne, T. ; Belzberg, H. ; Demetriades, D. ; Chan, L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ; University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Critical Care and the Social Science Research Institute ; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Accident Survival Time Air Ambulance Services Ambulances Automobiles Crash Injuries Deaths Disabilities Emergency Medical Care Emergency Medical Services First Aid Injuries Medical Fact Medical Treatment Passenger Transportation Penetrating Injuries Transportation Of Injured Transportation Of Patients Traumatology Wounds And Injuries

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• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  California ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  A previous report of 5782 trauma patients demonstrated higher mortality among those transported by EMS than among their non-EMS transported counterparts. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that the two groups differed in the injury-to-hospital arrival time interval.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  R49-CCR911730-01
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:48281a9689294b523ba1c3ffd800052b6ca3b52f236f9238a09df9433703b20da28d15cf3706643ad7c5f13a5ee4a0003968673540cdebf148d698a8037e5438
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15327/dot_15327_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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