title: National emergency medical service system metrics: concerning trends in prehospital times for acutely injured patients.
authors.affiliation: Owensboro Health, Owensboro Health Surgical Specialists, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Falcone
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*