M Victoria P Miles, Justin R Beasley, Haylie E Reed, Daniel T Miles, Andrew Haiflich, Allison R Beckett, Yann-Leei Lee, Stephen E Bowden, Edward A Panacek, Linda Ding, Sidney B Brevard, Jon D Simmons, C Caleb Butts
INTRODUCTION: When appropriately used, helicopter emergency medical services (HEMSs) allow for timely delivery of severely injured patients to definitive care. Inappropriate utilization of HEMSs results in increased cost to the patient and trauma system. The purpose of this study was to review current HEMS criteria in the central Gulf Coast region and evaluate for potential areas of triage refinement and cost savings. We hypothesized that a significant number of patients received potentially unwarranted HEMS transport...
January 27, 2022: Journal of Surgical Research