Association between physician-staffed helicopter versus ground emergency medical services and mortality for pediatric trauma patients: A retrospective nationwide cohort study.

Yuki EnomotoAsuka TsuchiyaYusuke TsutsumiKoji IshigamiJunpei OsoneMasahito TogoSusumu YasudaYoshiaki Inoue

Published in: PloS one (2020)

HEMS was not associated with reduced mortality among pediatric trauma patients compared with GEMS in this nationwide study. Further investigation is necessary to determine who clearly benefits from HEMS as compared to GEMS.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
emergency medical
primary care
cardiovascular events
healthcare
emergency department
risk factors
type diabetes
cross sectional
childhood cancer