title: Civilian use of helicopters improves access to trauma care and increases chances of survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Shock Trauma Unit, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. avir@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: Avraham I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Rivkind
authors.forename: Gidon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almogy
mesh_terms: D015998:Abbreviated Injury Scale; D017732:Air Ambulances / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*