Popis: |
We read with interest the impressive study by Michaels et al on helicopter versus ground transport survival in trauma patients. We commend the authors for their work but have some concerns. Our first issue is semantic, the authors’ state in the title that “Helicopter vs ground ambulance; review of… transferre d trauma patients…” However, in the methods section the authors’ state, “All transferred patients…were excluded.” Italics and underline added for emphasis. Instead, it may be more appropriate to use the word “transported” instead of transferred as a description of the mode of arrival for the … |