ArticleJournal of rural medicine : JRM2021
The utility of physician-staffed helicopters for managing individuals who experience severe isolated head trauma.
Article in Journal of rural medicine : JRM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Helicopter EMS for scene response to head-injured patients: systematic review & meta-analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Survival and cost-effectiveness of helicopter versus ground emergency medical services: a systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping the internationally reported evidence on physician-staffed helicopter transport in Japan: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Novel and innovative resuscitation systems in Japan.Resuscitation plus · 2024Review
- Outcomes of patients with head injuries transported by a physician-staffed helicopter using the keyword method in Japan.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
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