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. 2015 Dec 15;2015(12):CD009228. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009228.pub3

Baxt 1983.

Methods Retrospective cohort, ground comparison group only
Participants People with blunt trauma only in San Diego, USA, over a 30‐month period
Interventions HEMS vs. GEMS transport to a trauma center
Outcomes Mortality
Notes HEMS crews: physician and nurse, GEMS crews: paramedic and EMT
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Reporting bias Low risk 8/11
External validity Low risk 3/3
Internal validity Unclear risk 4/7
Internal validity: confounding and selection bias High risk 3/6
Power High risk 0/5