When Is the Helicopter Faster? A Comparison of Helicopter and Ground Ambulance Transport Times

A. Diaz, Marco; W. Hendey, Gregory; G Bivins, Herbert

doi:10.1097/01.ta.0000124264.43941.41

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When Is the Helicopter Faster? A Comparison of Helicopter and Ground Ambulance Transport Times

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Marco A. Diaz

Gregory W. Hendey

Herbert G Bivins

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A retrospective analysis of 7,854 ground ambulance and 1,075 helicopter transports was conducted. METHODS: The 911-hospital arrival intervals for three transport methods were compared: ground, helicopter dispatched simultaneously with ground unit, and helicopter dispatched nonsimultaneou...

Subject

Aeronautics

Environmental science

Aerospace engineering

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