T HE E VOLVING R OLE OF H ELICOPTER E MERGENCY M EDICAL S ERVICES IN THE T RANSFER OF S TROKE P ATIENTS TO S PECIALIZED C ENTERS
Thomas S, Kociszewski C, Schwamm L, Wedel S. T HE E VOLVING R OLE OF H ELICOPTER E MERGENCY M EDICAL S ERVICES IN THE T RANSFER OF S TROKE P ATIENTS TO S PECIALIZED C ENTERS. Prehospital Emergency Care 2002, 6: 210-214. PMID: 11962569, DOI: 10.1080/10903120290938562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital arrivalERA patientsIschemic strokeThrombolysis eraSymptom onsetThrombolytic therapyInterfacility transportHEMS activationHelicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) programsE MERGENCY M EDICAL S ERVICESHospital requestsLogistic regression analysisHelicopter EMS (HEMS) transportEmergency medical services programPearson chi-squarePatient demographicsHEMS transportRetrospective studyStroke patientsInterfacility transferP atientsEMS transportHelicopter transportPatientsDrug Administration