Police transport versus ground EMS: A trauma system-level evaluation of prehospital care policies and their effect on clinical outcomes

摘要

BACKGROUND Rapid transport to definitive care (scoop and run) versus field stabilization in trauma remains a topic of debate and has resulted in variability in prehospital policy. We aimed to identify trauma systems frequently using a true scoop and run police transport approach and to compare mortality rates between police and ground emergency medical services (EMS) transport.