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Abstract
A GIS Analysis of Air Medical Transportation in San Diego County
Track: EMS, Fire, Disaster Management
Author(s): Clint William Garrison, Alan M Smith, Leslie Upledger Ray
The decision to use air medical transportation is crucial to the rapid treatment of trauma victims, especially in remote areas of the County of San Diego. Treatment within the first hour following injury has been shown to greatly improve patient outcomes. Spatial analysis of prehospital trauma patients in rural San Diego County was performed to compare air and ground medical transportation times. Geographic factors, including distance from trauma facilities, terrain, and injury severity, were examined. This information is useful for allocating emergency resources and to recommend standards for the proper utilization of air transport assets.
Clint William Garrison
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
6255 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120
USA
Phone: 619-285-6429
Fax: 619-285-6531
E-mail: cgarrihe@co.san-diego.ca.us