TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Questioning the benefits of private vehicle transportation vs emergency medical services transportation JO - JAMA surgery A1 - Anderson, Jamie E. A1 - Galante, Joseph M. A1 - Salcedo, Edgardo S. SP - 596 EP - 596 VL - 153 IS - 6 N2 -
To the Editor In their study using data from the National Trauma Databank, Wandling et al1 concluded that patients with penetrating trauma in an urban area have improved survival if they are transported to a level I or level II trauma center via a private vehicle compared with ground emergency medical services. Their conclusions are similar to previous findings.2 However, both studies ignore a very important population: patients taken by private vehicle directly to a nontrauma center...
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LA - en SN - 2168-6254 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0108 ID - ref1 ER -