Reducing aeromedical transport for traumas saved money and lives
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Changes to the trauma triage protocol in Maryland resulted in decreased use of helicopter transport for trauma patients and improved patient outcomes, saving lives and money. The results of a 11-year study of the impact of statewide field triage changes to Maryland's helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) have now been released.