Air Medical Transport in 1991

Clemmer TP , Orme JF Jr , Thomas FO . Outcome of critically injured patients treated at Level I trauma centers versus full-service community hospitals. Crit Care Med 1985;13:861–863.

Cales RH , Trunkey DD . Preventable trauma deaths. JAMA 1985;254:1059–1063.

Hospital and pre-hospital resources for optimal care of the injured patient. Am Coll Surg Bull 1983;68(10):11–18.

Dobrin RS , Block B , Gilman JI , Massaro TA . The development of a pediatric emergency transport system. Pediatr Clin North Am 1980;27:633–646.

Schimmenti C , Darmody MA . Taking flight. Am J Nurs 1987;11:1420–1423.

Thomas F , Wisham J , Clemmer TP , Orme JF , Larsen KG . Outcome, transport times, and costs of patients evacuated by helicopter versus fixed-wing aircraft. West J Med 1990;153(1):40–43.

Valenzuela TD , Criss EA , Copass MK , Luna GK , Rice CL . Critical care air transportation of the severely injured: does long distance transport adversely affect survival? Ann Emerg Med 1990;19:169–172.

Fallon MJ . Southeast Alaska to Seattle emergency med-ical air transports: demographics, stabilization and out-comes. Ann Emerg Med 1990;19:914–921.

Peckler S , Rogers R. Air versus ground transport from the trauma scene: optimal distance for helicopter utiliza-tion (abstract). J Air Med Transport 1989;8(10):44.

Conrardy PA , Goodman LR , Lainge F , Singer MM . Alteration of endotracheal tube position: flexion and extension of the neck. Crit Care Med 1976;4:8–12.

Zecca AC , Carlascio DR , Marshall WJ , Dries DJ . Endo-tracheal tube stabilization in the air medical setting. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(3):7–10.

Kanter RK , Tompkins JM . Adverse events during inter-hospital transport: physiologic deterioration associated with pre-transport severity of illness. Pediatrics 1989;84:43–48.

Semonin-Holleran R. The use of neuromuscular block-ing agents in acute airway management: implications for the flight team. J Air Med Transport 1990;9(5):6–9.

Pointer JE . Clinical characteristics of paramedics' per-formance of pediatric endotracheal intubation. Am J Emerg Med 1989;7:364–366.

Leicht MJ , Melanson SW , Albright D. Air medical tra-cheal intubation: establishing a threshold for this QA indicator. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(8):15–20.

Benson NB . Critical care monitor nearly kills air med-ical patient (editorial). J Air Med Transport 1991;10(2):5–6.

Semonin-Holleran R , Rouse M. Biomedical technology: using it during air transport. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(5):7–12.

Glanfield M. The pulse oximeter: flight testing and rec-ommendations for use in aeromedical transport (abstract). Aeromed J 1988;5(5):45.

Short L , Hecker RB , Middaugh RE , Menk EJ . A com-parison of pulse oximeters during helicopter flight. Am J Emerg Med 1989;7:639–643.

Waggoner RR , Landis DA , Nelson K , Dedrick DK . Air-borne defibrillation: the sequel. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(2):19–21.

Gordon RS , O'Dell KB . Permanent internal pacemaker safety in air medical transport. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(2):22–23.

Cottrell JJ . Effect of altitude on pressure transducers (abstract). J Air Med Transport 1989;8(10):48.

Weg JG , Haas CF . Safe intrahospital transport of crit-ically ill ventilator-dependent patients. Chest 1989;96:631–635.

Johannigman JA , Branson RD , Campbell R , Hurst JM . Laboratory and clinical evaluation of the MAX transport ventilator. Respir Care 1990;35:952–958.

Branson RD , McGough EK . Transport ventilators. In: Banner MJ , ed. Problems in critical care: positive pres-sure ventilation. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1990:254–274.

Harrison CR , Schmidt CD , Morris AH . Modified ven-tilator with liquid oxygen system for transport of adult patient with acute respiratory failure. Respir Ther 1979;7(Nov/Dec):35–42.

Salyer JW . Respiratory care in the transport of critically ill and injured infants and children. Respir Care 1990;36:720–734.

Armitage JM , Pyne A , Williams SJ , Frankel H. Res-piratory problems of air travel in patients with spinal cord injuries. Br Med J 1990;300:1498–1499.

Cooper LT . An administrator's perspective on man-aging safety. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(3):15–18.

Preston NG . Assuring value from independent safety audits. Hosp Aviat 1989;8(6):9–12.

Collett HM . Air medical accident rates. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(2):14–15.

Lillie J , Larsen B. Safety in the '90s. J Air Med Trans-port 1991;10(2):16–18.

Pierce GE . Use of a computerized weight and balance program in the dispatch center (abstract). J Air Med Transport 1989;8(10):57.

Annual transport statistics. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(10):11.

Collett HM . Mid-year report. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(7):25.

1990 program survey. J Air Med Transport 1991;10(5):13.

Thomas FO . Understanding, support, and respect (edi-torial). J Air Med Transport 1989;8(10):6.

1990 program survey. J Air Med Transport 1990;9(5):17–19.