Outcomes after helicopter versus ground emergency medical services for major trauma--propensity score and instrumental variable analyses: a retrospective …

A Tsuchiya, Y Tsutsumi, H Yasunaga - Scandinavian journal of trauma …, 2016 - Springer
Background Because of a lack of randomized controlled trials and the methodological
weakness of currently available observational studies, the benefits of helicopter emergency …

Most Patients Undergoing Ground And Air Ambulance Transportation Receive Sizable Out-Of-Network Bills: An analysis of the prevalence and financial impact of out …

KR Chhabra, K McGuire, KH Sheetz, JW Scott… - Health …, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
“Surprise” out-of-network bills have come under close scrutiny, and while ambulance
transportation is known to be a large component of the problem, its impact is poorly …

[图书][B] The price we pay: what broke American health care--and how to fix it

M Makary - 2019 - books.google.com
New York Times bestseller Business Book of the Year--Association of Business Journalists
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at …

Association of pre-hospital helicopter transport with reduced mortality in traumatic brain injury in Japan: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

S Hosomi, T Kitamura, T Sobue, Y Nakagawa… - Journal of …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are severely injured patients who require timely,
efficient, and specialized care. The effectiveness of helicopter emergency medical services …

In by helicopter out by cab: the financial cost of aeromedical overtriage of trauma patients

SGK Madiraju, J Catino, C Kokaram, T Genuit… - Journal of surgical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Helicopter transport of injured patients is controversial and costly. This study
aims to show that a complex trauma algorithm leads to significant aeromedical overtriage at …

Time-saving effects using helicopter transportation: comparison to a ground transportation time predicted using a social navigation software

JY Jang, WK Kwon, H Roh, JH Moon, JS Hwang… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Previous comparison studies regarding 2 types of transportation, helicopter (HEMS) versus
ground emergency medical services (GEMS), have shown underlying heterogeneity as …

Air versus ground transportation in isolated severe head trauma: a national trauma data bank study

A Aiolfi, E Benjamin, G Recinos, ADL Castro… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The effect of prehospital helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) on
mortality has been analyzed previously in polytrauma patients with discordant results …

Mortality following helicopter versus ground transport of injured children

SF Polites, MD Zielinski, AS Fahy, AE Wagie, CR Moir… - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Injured children may be transported to trauma centers by helicopter air
ambulance (HAA); however, a benefit in outcomes to this expensive resource has not been …

The introduction of a regional Norwegian HEMS coordinator: an assessment of the effects on response times, geographical service areas and severity scores

OE Ulvin, EÅ Skjærseth, H Haugland… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Due to unwanted delays and suboptimal resource control of helicopter
emergency medical services (HEMS), regional HEMS coordinators have recently been …

Use of air transport for minor burns: is there room for improvement?

N Kashefi, S Dissanaike - Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Since 1981, the number of US burn centers has decreased by 29%, resulting in more long
distance referrals to remaining facilities. Air transport is often the only feasible method for …