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Table 2 Helicopter evacuation and patient transfer in two wars

From: Potential benefits of an integrated military/civilian trauma system: experiences from two major regional conflicts

Variable

W1 N = 490% (n)

W2 N = 429% (n)

p-value*

Evacuation type

  

<.0001

 Helicopter

36.7 (180)

51.1 (219)

 

 Ground transport

63.3 (310)

48.9 (210)

 

Patient Transfer

  

<.0001

 Transferred

30.4 (149)

11.2 (48)

 

 Non transferred

69.6 (341)

88.8 (381)

 
  1. *Fisher exact test
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241