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Emergency Medical Services Data Consultant

I've seen multiple #EMS-related research studies lately that state or imply the importance of having hospital outcome data in order to effectively evaluate EMS systems. This one, for example: "EMS data from NEMSIS cannot be easily linked with the subsequent hospital outcomes of patients transported, so we do not have long-term outcomes. Thus, we cannot precisely quantify whether [Helicopter] EMS was independently associated with improved outcomes when compared with ground EMS."

Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States

Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States

Jonathon Feit

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Beyond Lucid Technologies

6mo

That's not correct. Want to write a rejoinder?

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Greg Howard

Healthcare technology executive with extensive interoperability experience in the healthcare, hospital, and the emergency medical service market.

6mo

Josh, I flew for over a decade and I have personally transported patients with ROSC. The better population to evaluate are the STEMI and Strokes that are to far to drive. We made a great difference with the outcome of these patients.

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