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2301795

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Civilian aeromedical transportation systems, both fixed and rotary wing, have proliferated since the middle 1970s. However, outcome data substantiating the benefit of these services have been slow in coming. From February 22, 1982, through March 5, 1984, Airlift Northwest transported 118 trauma patients (aged 15 years and older) an average distance of 340 miles (range, 100 to 800 miles) with fixed-wing aircraft. The in-hospital mortality for this group was 19% compared with 18% for a comparable group of trauma patients who were ground-transported from within the city limits of Seattle, Washington. The two groups did not differ significantly in age, Injury Severity Score, or Glasgow Coma Score. These results suggest that some part of the clinical benefit of a regional trauma center may be extended up to 800 miles with no increase in transport-related mortality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0196-0644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Critical care air transportation of the severely injured: does long distance transport adversely affect survival?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article