Trauma in the air Victims wait for help

[Robert F. Smith]

Yes, this is the real point. And the one I believe Dr. Mattox was alluding
to when he mentioned that time of transport was not an independent factor
predicting survival from trauma.

R. Smith

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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of HAXScott at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 8:29 PM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Re: Trauma in the air Victims wait for help

Whoa, I thought it was 2007... didn't we learn anything in the 70's and  
80's????
 
If I, or my mother/father/sister/nieces/nephew/partner/friends,  etc, is/are

bleeding to death, or my brain has a bad boo-boo, and you have  to drive 20
or 
30 or 40 minutes longer to get me or them to a TRAUMA  CENTER, then please
do 
so. Obviously, you should interpret this as WAIT for the  helicopter
on-scene 
if it gets me or them to a TRAUMA CENTER sooner than to a  community 
hospital. Heck, stick me in the back of a BLS ambulance with an  EMT and
drive a 
half-hour past the community hospital to get me to a trauma  center,
particularly 
if my brain has an owie. 
 



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