z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
Association Between Emergency Medical Service Response Time and Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality in the United States
Author(s) -
James P. Byrne,
N. Clay Mann,
Mengtao Dai,
Stephanie Mason,
Paul J. Karanicolas,
Sandro Rizoli,
Avery B. Nathens
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5097
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , rurality , population , emergency medical services , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , occupational safety and health , demography , crash , case fatality rate , medical emergency , environmental health , rural area , surgery , pathology , sociology , computer science , programming language
Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are a leading public health concern. Emergency medical service (EMS) response time is a modifiable, system-level factor with the potential to influence trauma patient survival. The relationship between EMS response time and MVC mortality is unknown.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom