Air medical journal
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Air medical journal · Jul 1997
Comparative StudyReduced emergency department stabilization time before cranial computed tomography in patients undergoing air medical transport.
Advanced patient stabilization skills provided by air medical providers were hypothesized to result in streamlined emergency department (ED) stabilization of patients with head injuries requiring urgent cranial computed tomography (CCT). The goal of this study was to compare initial ED stabilization times between air- and ground-transported patients requiring urgent CCT and emergency neurosurgical hematoma evacuation. ⋯ This study suggests that advanced patient stabilization offered by air medical transport may result in reduced ED stabilization time for patients requiring urgent craniotomy.