Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3229748 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2013 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
Helicopter EMS needs to provide at least a 15% mortality reduction or a measurable improvement in long-term disability to compare favorably with other interventions considered cost-effective. Given current evidence, it is not clear that helicopter EMS achieves this mortality or disability reduction. Reducing overtriage of patients with minor injury to helicopter EMS would improve its cost-effectiveness.
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Authors
M. Kit MD, MS, Kristan L. MD, MS, N. Ewen MD, David A. MD, Sharada PhD, Douglas K. MD, MS, Jeremy D. PhD,