Air medical journal
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Air medical journal · Oct 1998
Comparative StudyAir medical transport of the injured patient: scene versus referring hospital.
In a rural service area, does the outcome of air medical patients transferred from the scene of injury differ from that of patients transferred from a primary receiving hospital? ⋯ Patient groups were similar, suggesting similar triage criteria. Patients transferred from a referring hospital took almost six times longer to reach definitive care and may have suffered an increased morbidity and mortality on this basis.
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A significant portion of the Air Med Team (AMT) flight missions involves interfacility transport of the ill or injured to receiving facilities with comprehensive resources available for their care. In an effort to help meet the psychologic needs of our patients and their families, AMT developed a Family Member Ride-Along program that allows family members or significant others to accompany patients during interfacility transport. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ride-along program from the perspective of the family member passenger (FMP) who has accompanied a patient during transport. ⋯ Our study shows that allowing FMPs to accompany patients during transport benefits both patients and family members.