Posts Tagged ‘helicopter’
For trauma victims, costly choppers save lives
JOHNS HOPKINS / U. MARYLAND (US) — Patients with traumatic injuries fare better when airlifted by helicopter compared to patients transported by ambulance. Continue…
Thursday, April 19, 2012 14:33 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 5, 2011 12:34 - 3 Comments
Helicopter transports save lives
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Severely injured patients transported by helicopter from the scene of an accident are more likely to survive than patients brought to trauma centers by ground ambulance. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2009 10:55 - 1 Comment
In Hawaii, fewer—but more deadly—copter crashes
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have investigated the effect of a 1994 FAA rule, designed to address a rash of sightseeing helicopter crashes in Hawaii. While the number of crashes has dropped dramatically since 1994, the types of crashes occurring are more likely to result in fatalities. (Credit: http://onlinephotosharinggallery.net)
