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.

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