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William G. Baxt, MD; Peggy Moody, RN

JAMA. 1983;249(22):3047-3051.

Abstract
The mortality of 150 consecutive trauma patients treated at the site of injury and transported to a trauma center by standard land prehospital care services was compared with that of 150 consecutive trauma patients treated at the site of injury and transported to the same trauma center by a rotorcraft aeromedical service staffed by a physician and nurse. A statistical analysis designed to predict mortality based on injury severity revealed that the mortality of the land group was statistically no different from that of a large index trauma patient population treated at a major trauma center. There was a 52% reduction in predicted mortality of the aeromedical group, which was highly significant.

(JAMA 1983;249:3047-3051)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Emergency Medical Services, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Emergency Medical Services, University of California Medical Center, 225 Dickinson St, San Diego, CA 92103 (Dr Baxt).

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