Buntman 2002.
Methods | Retrospective cohort, TRISS‐based (Z and M statistic reported) | |
Participants | People with trauma admitted to 1 of 2 trauma centers in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 1999‐January 2000 | |
Interventions | HEMS vs. GEMS transport to a trauma center | |
Outcomes | Mortality | |
Notes | Crew configurations and types of injuries not described | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Reporting bias | High risk | 6/11 |
External validity | Low risk | 3/3 |
Internal validity | High risk | 3/7 |
Internal validity: confounding and selection bias | High risk | 2/6 |
Power | High risk | 0/5 |