Redefining trauma deserts: novel technique to accurately map prehospital transport time
Background Prehospital transport time has been directly related to mortality for hemorrhaging trauma patients. ‘Trauma deserts’ were previously defined as being outside of a 5-mile radial distance of an urban trauma center. We postulated that the true ‘desert’ should be based on transport time rathe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open |
| Online Access: | https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001013.full |