Trauma in the air Victims wait for help

[Bjorn, Pret]

The data is actually rather compelling and durable; it just doesn't come
out of most parts of New Jersey.  Instead, think Korea, Viet Nam, and
Iraq.  

For that matter, I could (if HIPAA permitted) give you the names and eye
colors of at least a couple of our patients each year who would be
decidedly more dead or disabled if not for Maine's LifeFlight program.
To be fair, I admit our trauma center mortality is going UP at the same
time -- owing to patients who would have otherwise died at the community
hospital, or during the truck ride (from thirty minutes to four hours)
to a Maine trauma center.

Just because you live ten minutes' drive from a trauma surgeon, doesn't
mean everyone does.

Pret

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of rescsteve at aol.com
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 3:03 PM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Re: Trauma in the air Victims wait for help

Show me the data that the use of the copter makes a difference in
patient outcomes.
 
Steve