title: Air transport of the trauma patient.
abstract: Flight nursing is a rapidly growing field in critical care nursing. An understanding of the types of trauma patients that warrant helicopter transport is important to any well functioning trauma system. The assessments and interventions necessary in transporting trauma patients are addressed. Safety, environmental, and psychosocial issues that surround the use of air transport are discussed.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Popil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014218:Triage