Air medical journal
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The medical problems of the incarcerated population often require emergent transport to medical facilities via air or ground. The transport of this population, however, can be logistically challenging because of the potentially dangerous nature of the patients and requirements for accompanying security personnel. ⋯ Medical and traumatic problems of this transported population spanned a large variety of emergency complaints. Scene times reflected the nature of these transports and were not excessively long. Air medical programs should be aware of the medical problems of these patients and take measures to protect their crew when transporting this population.