Application of the FIA score to German rescue helicopter accidents to predict fatalities in Helicopter Emergency Medical Systems (HEMS) crashes

Background: In the past several decades, multiple studies have examined factors influencing occupant survival in aviation crashes, but only a few have addressed this question in Helicopter Emergency Medical Systems (HEMS) accidents. The four-point FIA Score is a valid tool to measure fatality risk i...

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Main Authors: Hinkelbein, Jochen (Author) , Schwalbe, Mandy (Author) , Neuhaus, Christopher (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 24 May 2012
In: The journal of emergency medicine
Year: 2012, Volume: 43, Issue: 6, Pages: 1014-1019
ISSN:0736-4679
DOI:10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.09.038
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.09.038
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736467912003617
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Author Notes:Jochen Hinkelbein, MD, DESA, EDIC, Mandy Schwalbe, Wolfgang A. Wetsch, MD, Christopher Neuhaus, MD, and Oliver Spelten, MD